Our policy is very simple. The Jewish state was set up to defend Jewish lives, and we always reserve the right to defend ourselves.

I think the Israeli people understand now what I always say: that there cannot be a situation, under any agreement, in which we relinquish security control of the territory west of the River Jordan.

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

Israel does not target civilians. It targets the terrorists.

My level of intervention in the press, trying to control stories, is zero. Subzero.

We will take whatever action is necessary to protect our people, including against the terror tunnels that they are trying to dig against us.

The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.