The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it's the only one that makes the other virtues possible.

First of all, Arafat is wrong. Jerusalem is Israel's capital, will never be divided, and will remain the capital of the State of Israel, the capital of the Jewish people, for ever and ever.

Israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders.

Hamas is responsible and Hamas will pay.

I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day.

I think that anyone who moves to establish a Palestinian state and evacuate territory gives territory away to radical Islamist attacks against Israel.

I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It's really above and beyond American politics.