I don't think Israel can accept an Iranian terror base next to its major cities any more than the United States could accept an al Qaeda base next to New York City.

I think that peace will require two states, a Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state.

I unequivocally condemn the striking of the soldier from the Ethiopian community and those responsible will be brought to justice but nobody has the right to take the law into their own hands, immigrants from Ethiopia and their families are dear to us and Israel is making great efforts to ease their integration in society.

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

History has shown us time and again that what is right is not what is popular.

Most of the approaches to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, have been directed at trying to resolve the most complex problems, like refugees and Jerusalem, which is akin to building the pyramid from the top down.

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