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 people of Israel have come home never to be uprooted again.

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

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.

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

But ... the days that the Jewish people remain passive in the face of genocidal enemies — those days are over.

Israel can make peace with an organization that seeks its destruction. That's Hamas. But Israel can make peace with the Palestinian Authority. It requires a lot of courage from both sides including President Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority.