I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over 2 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Israel, which will make Israel a bi-national state.

Quote by Yitzhak Rabin

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Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the...

I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the...

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able...

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able...

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by...

It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by...

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development...

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development...

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister...

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister...

The world is no longer against us.

The world is no longer against us.

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in...

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in...

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if...

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if...

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the...

I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the...

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do...

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do...

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region...

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region...

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global...

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global...

Give peace a chance.

Give peace a chance.

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong,...

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong,...