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

Saving lives is more important than preserving the quality of life. Quality of life is always amenable to improvement. Death is permanent.

While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines...

The only peace that can endure is a peace that can be defended.

Hamas is simply continuing all its operations. And Israel will not let this terror operation decide when it's convenient for them and not convenient for them to attack our people.

Israel has to accommodate the Palestinian demands and aspirations for ending occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. That is the only answer. The Israeli aggression on Gaza does not bring peace to Israel. We know that. We want end of occupation.

I'm not consumed with political machinations.