We don't point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations.

Some will criticize me no matter what I do.

I know Donald Trump. I know him very well. And I think his attitude, his support for Israel is clear.

So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away.

I say that to my colleagues, by the way, in the internal Cabinet meetings, I say, 'Look, I want to be very clear about what I want.' I just - I don't want a peace process, I want a peace result.

I think that peace will require two states, a Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state.

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