Jimmy Carter Quotes

Israel is absolutely critical to American national security.

One of America's best investments in peace and security is our special relationship with Israel.

Israel is our friend, that we will assist in their security.

[America] will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace.

The special relationship between the United States and Israel still stands. Our total committments to Israel's security and our hope for peace is still preeminent among all the other considerations that our Nation has in the Middle East ... But there need be no concern among the Israeli people nor among Jews in this country that our Nation has changed or turned away from Israel.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

My constant prayer, my number one foreign goal, is to bring peace to Israel. And in the process to Israel's neighbours.

As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.

The United States and Israel have enjoyed a friendship built on mutual respect and commitment to democratic principles. Our continuing search for peace in the Middle East begins with a recognition that the ties uniting our two countries can never be broken.

The United States...has a warm and a unique relationship of friendship with Israel that is morally right. It is compatible with our deepest religious convictions, and it is right in terms of America's own strategic interests. We are committed to Israel's security, prosperity, and future as a land that has so much to offer the world.

Israel is a true friend. It is our greatest ally in the region. And if Israel is attacked, America will stand with Israel. I've made that clear throughout my presidency.

Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a McCain administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.

I will tell you that the special relationship that America has with the Israeli people transcends any of the politics.

Until 1956, America treated Israel not much differently from other friendly states.

Israel has always been pro-American. Israel will always be pro-American.

Contrary to many of the rumors and innuendo in circulation, I wholeheartedly believe that Obama views Israel's security as absolute.

U.S.-Israel relations are often depicted as an extended honeymoon, but that's a false image.

I will continue to believe that Israel's security is paramount.

Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we're their most reliable ally, too.

The United States being in Asia is unambiguously a good thing for the region.

More commonly, states choose to ally themselves with the United States out of a desire for U.S. protection from a regional threat. The United States has long be an attractive ally against intimidating neighbors: it is strong enough to shift a regional balance of power, and it generally does so without conquering its allies in the process.

Support for Israel is not only crucial for the United States but for the West.

We [Iran and the United States] have a common destiny in this region [The Middle East].

A strong, responsible Israel can become a stabilizer in such a turbulent region.

Israel is our greatest ally in the Middle East. And it's a relationship we should be strengthening, not weakening.