In order to restore security for Israeli citizens, every home, mother and child in Israel, and to establish a stable and strong government that will unite the nation...I hereby declare my candidacy.

There is an irreplaceable ally. It's called the United States of America.

If diplomacy has any chance to work, it must be coupled with a credible military threat.

In my office in Jerusalem, there's an ancient seal. It's a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible. The seal was found right next to the Western Wall, and it dates back 2,700 years, to the time of King Hezekiah. Now, there's a name of the Jewish official inscribed on the ring in Hebrew. His name was Netanyahu.

I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It's really above and beyond American politics.

I'm very proud to be the prime minister of all of Israel's citizens, Arabs and Jews alike.

[The decision to travel to Washington and deliver the speech] has injected a degree of partisanship, which is not only unfortunate, I think it's destructive of the fabric of the relationship