I think the attempt to draw a comparison between Iran and Syria is false, misleading and dangerous.

The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that.

I love my country more than anything else.

Israel always has to be in a position to defend itself against any adversary and against any threat of any kind.

The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.

I was not born to be prime minister, and I'm not going to stay here until the end of my life. I'm too young for that.

Israeli lives are worth more than Palestinian ones.