Isaac Herzog Quotes

Ultimately, peace depends on compromise.

We are destined to live together, on the same soil in the same land. We, the soldiers who have returned from battle stained with blood, we who have seen our relatives and friends killed before our eyes, we who have attended their funerals and cannot look into the eyes of their parents, we who have come from a land where parents bury their children, we who have fought against you, the Palestinians We say to you today in a loud and clear voice: Enough of blood and tears. Enough. We have no desire for revenge. We harbor no hatred towards you. We, like you, are people who want to build a home, to plant a tree, to love, live side by side with you in dignity, in empathy, as human beings, as free men. We are today giving peace a chance and again saying to you in a clear voice: Enough.

I share the opinion of those of broader vision, who see in the signs of the time hope of humanity for peace.

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

My father was very disappointed by war and fighting. And he thought language could help us out of cycles of revenge and animosity. And so, as a journalist, he always found himself asking lots of questions and trying to gather information. He was always very clear to underscore the fact that Jewish people and Arab people were brother and sister.

You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.

When you boil war down or all conflict down to two people, it's a great advert for humanity sometimes. People can find connections with each other, regardless of the bigger picture.

We will never bring peace at the hands of war. As a species we have to rise above it.

I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope.

Peace is much more precious than a piece of land.

Europe is a world where men have decided to die together because they are unable to find a way to live together

Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to meet you in peace and friendship.

We all want a world without war, without conflict, without human suffering.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you're willing to fight for it.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

Peace is much more precious than a piece of land... let there be no more wars.

We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.

Peace is important for Israel.

Mankind will never win lasting peace so long as men use their full resources only in tasks of war. While we are yet at peace, let us mobilize the potentialities, particularly the moral and spiritual potentialities, which we usually reserve for war.

In some ways, Israel has achieved a peace. There are fewer rockets being sent into Sderot, there are no rockets to speak of from the North, there has been very little terrorism from the West Bank. It's a kind of peace. I hope for a better and more enduring peace. Peace is not an endgame; we will never be completely at peace.

War is over if you want it.

It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.