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

The minute Mr. Putin decided to put his military forces in Syria, I went to see him. And I said, "Look, here's what I'm doing. I'm not intervening in Syria. But at the same time, if Syria tries to intervene with us, if Iran tries to use Syria to attack us, we'll stop it.

The rules of engagement have become so rigid that governments often straightjacket themselves in the face of unambiguous aggression.

We want to end this misery of the Palestinian people in order for us really to live with dignity as human beings in an independent state side by side with the Israeli state.

The only good thing I can say about the deal with Iran is that it brought the Arab states and Israel closer together.

There is a fundamental situation in which the country has reached rock bottom, that a mother can't send her children out of the house in the morning. The country has reached rock bottom and this needs to be changed.

The people of Israel will have to be convinced that the Palestinians are ready for peace.