There is no ceasefire. There will not be any ceasefire.

If the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights (also for the Palestinians in the territories), then, as soon as that happens, the State of Israel is finished.

How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and national circumstances. Because of such differences, people fear they cannot live together.

I love my country more than anything else.

We are tired of fighting, we are tired of being courageous, we are tired of winning, we are tired of defeating our enemies, we want that we will be able to live in an entirely different environment of relations with our enemies.

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

A prime minister must not promise things that can't be fulfilled.