Tzipi Livni Quotes

I am not a supporter of Israel's military policy, let alone any kind of Zionist.

I support Israel to be a Democratic, Jewish and safe country.

I think we need to stand with Israel.

On the other hand, we have in Israel, an Israeli government which has been elected by the Israeli people. Their political agenda is not for peace. They are from the camp anti-peace.

I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots and the Israelis are idiots.

Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat.

Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions.

I cannot say that the attitude of the United Nations always is for the Israeli attitude. Israel, I think, has been under severe attacks by members of the United Nations many times.

I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to establish the state of Israel, every time he wants to do justice for the Palestinian people.

I'm a supporter of Israel, always have been.

I am passionately invested in the survival of Israel and everything Israel represents. But I am extremely critical of much of its policy. I believe that the occupation must end. And if it doesn't, it will end Israel. I'm not in favor of settlements.

I'm very much tied to the state of Israel, but I am against their policy of settlements in Palestine.

Conduct peace talks only with those among the Arabs residing in the Land of Israel who are truly willing to recognize the existence of the State of Israel. As to all those who want to continue the battle against Israel, it is incumbent upon us -- including, and above all, the Government and Prime Minister -- to obey the law and wage war against them until their demise.

I don't think I'm anti-Israeli.

Let us not forget: The Palestinians in Gaza are our permanent neighbors, and we are theirs.

No doubt Israel and America have made mistakes in the Middle East. Certainly, Israel was born at the price of considerable dislocation and suffering on the part of the Palestinians. And yes, there will never be a satisfying answer for this.

It's OK to criticize Israeli policy.

I never believed that Israel had the right to exist at all.

It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.

I am an American Jew and aware of the sensitivities involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

I am deeply concerned that, without peace and a two-state solution, the Jewish and democratic nature of Israel is in danger. That's why I have opposed Israel's settlement policy since 1973, and that's why I have favored a two-state solution since 1967.

As long as they keep building settlements, the world will be anti-Israeli.

We will not stop resisting the occupation until liberation or martyrdom.

Israel is a wonderful country. It's a beautiful country. It is ours. But it is a country with 10,000 problems that we have to solve and deal.

I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.