More Quotes
“Football is nowadays such a strong, strong organization that we should go into a peace situation and not into a fighting situation, and football shall connect people and not divide people”. (FIFA President Sepp Blatter during a visit to Israel, 19/05/2015)
“I really believe there is no alternative to a two-state solution.
What is the alternative to a two-state solution? One-state? Neither will be happy.
We are trying to make peace with the Palestinians. It is difficult – but neither them nor us have a choice but to give priority to peace.”(Former Israeli President Shimon Peres speaking at the ZF Annual Dinner, 17/05/2015)
“My Jerusalem is Zion and Zionism, and yet it does not belong only to its history. It belongs first and foremost to its people, and to all its residents: secular, religious and Haredi, Arabs and Jews. And in my united Jerusalem there is west and there is an east, and there are no second-class sons, there are no second-class Jerusalemites. We completed the physical unification of the city, but the task of unifying the city’s social and economic lives has barely begun.” (Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at an event in commemoration of Jerusalem Day, 17/05/2015)
“My Jerusalem is Zion and Zionism, and yet it does not belong only to its history. It belongs first and foremost to its people, and to all its residents: secular, religious and Haredi, Arabs and Jews. And in my united Jerusalem there is west and there is an east, and there are no second-class sons, there are no second-class Jerusalemites. We completed the physical unification of the city, but the task of unifying the city’s social and economic lives has barely begun.” (Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at an event in commemoration of Jerusalem Day, 17/05/2015)
“Despite all the ups-and-downs we had to go through to reach this moment, I am still moved by the position and I am certain that you are too. From this moment on we must leave disagreements outside this room and focus on good work for the citizens of Israel – all citizens of Israel.
We will work with determination, responsibility and vigour in the face of all attempts to test our borders and our security from both near and far.
Israel’s enemies must know that any threat directed at us has red lines.
This has been our policy under previous governments and will be under the current government as well.
We will continue to promote a diplomatic settlement while upholding the vital interests and security of the citizens of Israel. At the same time and perhaps in assistance, we will try to realize the opportunity of regional developments and new possibilities of action with the moderate and responsible countries around us.
We will work to improve social welfare with emphasis on lowering the cost of living in general and housing costs in particular. We will work to continue to reduce the gaps in Israeli society. We will continue to link the Negev and the Galilee with the centre and to strengthen employment there and throughout the country. We are attentive to the cry of immigrants from Ethiopia and their families and next week we will form a special ministerial committee, under my chairmanship, to deal with this problem. We are obligated to work for the good of all Israeli citizens and we will do everything we can to justify the confidence the nation has vested in us.
Now the time has come to roll up our sleeves and get to work. May our efforts be successful.” (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the first meeting of the 34th Israeli government, 14/05/2015)
“Against the enemies of freedom, enlightenment and progress we need to stand firm and in a timely manner, in order to prevent them from using weapons of mass destruction in order to realize their murderous agendas … We need to stand firm to prevent the Iranians from using weapons of mass destruction to carry out their will against Israel.” (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 13/05/2015)