Benjamin Netanyahu Quotes

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.

If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

History has proved that the most ardent enemies have settled their differences through talks and not war.

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

A peace talk is always difficult, always complicated.

If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.

Peace is not wimpy. It's about sitting down and negotiating with people you hate. Ultimately, all occupation ends, and you have to deal with the enemy.

All States do not have the same interests, but are there any interests which cannot be infinitely better reconciled before than after a war?

There is no such thing as a conflict that cannot be ended.

One should not maintain a dispute.

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.

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.

If you are going to make peace, you can't just meet nice people.

We believe that we should come to an agreement with the Palestinians. But we need two to tango.

Peace with the Palestinians will open ports of peace all around the Mediterranean. The duty of leaders is to pursue freedom ceaselessly, even in the face of hostility, in the face of doubt and disappointment. Just imagine what could be.

Sharon is capable of making peace.

I think we need to look for any opening we can to avoid a war and we shouldn't pass up any opportunity for resolution.

It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.