The entire world is focusing on the compromises that are necessary from Israel's side. But people [in the world] are not focusing on the fact that the Palestinians refuse to make the necessary compromises that are required on their side for peace.

The greatest threat facing humanity is a radical Islamist regime meeting up with nuclear weapons.

All I can tell you is that Israel's position in the Arab world has changed because they no longer see Israel as their enemy, but as their ally, in their indispensable battle against the forces of militant Islam, either those led by Iran, the Shiites, or - and those led by Daesh - by ISIS, the militant Sunnis.

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.

Israel has done enormous amount of, for peace. I myself have done things that no prime minister previously had done.

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

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.