You know, I'm just not going to get into American politics.

I don't think that anyone should doubt Israel's determination to defend itself against terror and destruction.

I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: Today, we are all Americans. In grief, as in defiance.

Our friendship will weather the current disagreement as well, to grow even stronger in the future.

You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state.

I'm very proud to be the prime minister of all of Israel's citizens, Arabs and Jews alike.

I don't know of any army that does more than an Israeli army does to avoid civilian casualties. But incidental and unintended casualties accompany every war.