Violence has to end. And Israelis have a bright to defend themselves against any violence that is attacking innocent people with a knife in the old city in Jerusalem or elsewhere. No country should be under siege like that.

I defended this country as a young man, and I will defend it as president.

I commanded a naval gunboat patrolling the Mekong Delta. Then when I came home after two tours of duty, I decided that the same sense of service demanded something more of me.

It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for the news.

If the choice is one-state, Israel can either be Jewish or Democratic. It cannot be both.

The future belongs to freedom, not to fear.

We need to talk to all the players in the Middle East, not because we agree with them, but because they play a role.