There is no possible negotiation with these killers. Our aim is to win over terrorism. Only by being firm we can stop terrorism. We must be firm fighting the terrorists and opposing the final aims they want to achieve.

My conviction is that the best strategy to defend the West is to defend Israel.

Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things.

Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.

But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think about this and will therefore act accordingly. I really and sincerely hope so.

The harm done to Israel is damage done to the West. And delegitimizing Israel is a delegitimization of the West.

Appeasement was never a very clever policy, and it should not be our option today.