“The world should commit Israel to withdraw from our territories and stop occupation and aggression, and allow the Palestinian people to establish their independent state.” PeopleWorldShouldStatesIndependentIsraelCommitOccupationTerritoryAggressionPalestinian Author:Khaled Mashal
“Israel has to accommodate the Palestinian demands and aspirations for ending occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. That is the only answer. The Israeli aggression on Gaza does not bring peace to Israel. We know that. We want end of occupation.” KnowsWantDoeEndsStatesAnswersDemandIndependentIsraelAspirationOccupationEstablishmentAggressionPalestinianIsraeliAccommodateGaza Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“If there will be a serious Palestinian prime minister who makes a 100 percent effort to end terrorism, then we can have peace. Each side has to take steps. If terror continues, there will not be an independent Palestinian state. Israel will not accept it, if terror continues.” IfsEndsStatesSidesEffortAcceptingStepsSeriousPercentIndependentTerrorIsraelTerrorismMinistersPrimePalestinianPrime Minister Author:Ariel Sharon
“We have no other choice but to go on managing the conflict. We propose a stability plan: We want to strengthen the Palestinian Authority economically and establish mutual industrial zones and help them to develop independent energy capabilities, enabling the Palestinians to live their lives independently and have a future. This is where the European States should invest, not in NGOs that harm Israel.” WantShouldStatesHelpingChoicesEnergyPlansGoes OnConflictAuthorityIndependentIsraelHarmZoneMutualStabilityCapabilityPalestinianProposeEnabling Author:Ayelet Shaked
“Israel is a democratic state with an independent judiciary, a free press and a diverse population of many cultures, religions and creeds.” StatesCultureIndependentPressesDemocraticPopulationIsraelCreedsDiverseJudiciaryFree PressIndependent JudiciaryCulture Religion Author:Jonathan Sacks
“Did you follow what [General Yehoshafat] Harkabi wrote? Formerly of the Israeli military intelligence service. Remember him? Did you follow what he wrote? He said that it was for the sake of the existence of Israel that we have to accept the rights of the Palestinians to have their independent state.” SaidStatesRememberExistenceAcceptingRightsMilitaryIndependentSakeIsraelPalestinianIsraeliMilitary IntelligenceIntelligence Services Author:Yasser Arafat
“We're saying this to both countries: We want a two-state solution. We want a Jewish state of Israel and alongside an independent Palestinian state. Unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause, and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because as we both say, time is of the essence.” WantTwoCountryStatesHelpingWishCausesSolutionsEssenceIndependentAgreeIsraelPalestinian Author:Angela Merkel
“I don't want to govern the Palestinians. I don't want them as subjects of Israel or as citizens of Israel. I want them to have their own independent state but a demilitarized state.” WantStatesSubjectsCitizensIndependentIsraelPalestinian Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself.” NationsIndependentIsraelSovereignIndependent Women Author:Don Nickles
“[I believe in the] rebuilding of Judea as an independent nation.” BelieveI BelieveNationsIndependentIsraelI Believe InPresidentialRebuilding Author:John Quincy Adams