Reuven Rivlin Quotes

Give me until the end of the year and I will be able to control the chaos in Gaza, ... Now that the Israeli pullout is completed, we will be able to better deal with the problem.

Syrian influence has not ended yet. It is going to be a very long path.

The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.

The truce brokered by Egypt between Israel and Hamas depends, above all, on the borders between Egypt, Gaza and Israel.

Because I know about the Holy Land, I've taught lessons about the Holy Land all my life, and - but you can't bring peace to Israel without giving the Palestinian also peace. And Lebanon and Jordan and Syria as well.

Jordan has a very important part in any Arab-Israeli peace process.

We need to help the Palestinians to stop seeing it greener on the other side of the fence, literally.

Some people say that with Oslo, hundreds of people were killed. But without Oslo there would have been thousands of people killed.

Do what is necessary to stop the bloodshed in Syria.

Nobody ever lost any money betting against Arab-Israeli peace

Middle Eastern wars rarely end with outright victory and permanent stability, so the word 'settlement' may promise too much. At best, for many years, it may simply mean stable ceasefire lines, reduced bloodshed, fewer refugees, and less terrorism.

To bring about a permanent peace in Syria, the southern part of the country must be protected.

If you're going to be involved in Syria, then you need to make sure that there really is peace in Syria. And that means making sure that President Assad does not use chemical weapons on his own people.

In August 2012, the international community should have been far more determined in dealing with the Bashar Assad regime.

Stopping all the violent and hostile actions means ending the smuggling of arms into the Gaza territory.

One way or another, Gaza's residents must live in peace with Israel.

Peace between Israel and Palestine is a top priority for the European Union, and it will remain a top priority in our political agenda.

The violence engulfing the region today has made too many Israelis ready to abandon the hard work of peace. But let’s be clear: the status quo in the West Bank and Gaza is not sustainable.

We need to deter the Palestinians in any way we can.

The people of Israel will have to be convinced that the Palestinians are ready for peace.

Every time an Arab leader truly wanted peace, they got it. If the Palestinians truly want peace, we will make peace.

I believe that the Israelis and the Palestinians, by and large, want peace, they each want their own country, and they want to get along, and they are going to get along. I know it sounds unbelievable, but I know enough about this, having been there, that these are sophisticated people. It's not like in Pakistan, where people have been told about Jews for a thousand years but don't know any. The Palestinians know the Jews.

The Israelis wanted to sabotage the Palestinian - Palestinian reconciliation.

We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.

An international presence in Serbia's Kosovo province is not a problem. But only a civilian and unarmed mission under U.N. auspices, with Russia's participation, would be acceptable.