Israel Existence Quotes

Israel was not created in order to disappear.

The state of Israel seems to owe its very existence to the American Jewish vote, while at the same time consigning the non-religious to political oblivion.

If the refugees return to Israel, Israel will cease to exist.

I'm for Israel's right to exist.

Since Israel is a democratic state surrounded by essentially undemocratic states which have sworn her destruction, those interested in democracy everywhere must support Israel's existence.

The word 'Zionist' has become toxic. To some it means believing in Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. To others it represents a movement that led to the expulsion and marginalisation of the Palestinian people in their own land.

I believe that if Israel were to put an end to the settlements in the West Bank tomorrow, as it did in Gaza, there would still be reluctance on the part of the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish secular democracy.

It's not a matter of rejection (of Israel's existence). Israel is here, present by power.

There is no solution to the conflict in this region except with the disappearance of Israel.

The whole world must see that Israel must exist and has the right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world.

If Hamas wants to be part of the real world, it has to end up accepting Israel's right to exist.

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

The truth about Hamas and Islamic Jihad is that they don't prevent Israel from existing or even flourishing, they prevent Palestine from coming into existence.

We have a special relationship with Israel. It's absolutely crucial that no one in our country or around the world ever doubt that our number one committment in the Middle East is to protect the right of Israel to exist, to exist permanently, and to exist in peace. It's a special relationship.

As a state representative, I have consistently supported our state's investment in Israel and our vocal support of Israel's right to exist.

Biblical archaeology was developed early in this century in an effort to substantiate the authenticity of the Biblical account. It's by now generally recognized in Biblical scholarship that it has done the opposite. The Bible is not a historical text, and has only vague resemblances to what took place, as far as can be reconstructed. For example, whether Israel ever existed is not clear; if so, it was probably a small kingdom somewhere in the hills, apparently virtually unknown to the Egyptians.

Today the reason for the Zionist regime's existence is questioned and this regime is on its way to annihilation.

The great question of our day is whether we, the Jewish people of Israel, can find within us the will to survive as a nation.

The State of Israel is not collapsing and will not collapse.

A challenge to the right of Israel to exist can be construed as a challenge to the existence of the Jewish people only if one believes that Israel alone keeps the Jewish people alive or that all Jews invest their sense of perpetuity in the state of Israel in its current or traditional forms.

Israel is still the only country in the world against which there is a written document to the effect that it must disappear.

If the conflict is about the size of Israel, then long and difficult negotiations can eventually resolve the problem. But if the conflict is about the existence of Israel, then serious negotiation is impossible.

When someone denies the right of Israel to exist, it hurts us, just as an attack on a close member of our family would hurt us.