Israel Quotes - page 6

Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well. (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Israel is too attached to America, too influenced by America. It should be connected to Europe. America is based on mythology - the free man, the individual, the open frontier. Europe is more conscious of history. Take Britain and Shakespeare. You shape your identity through history. View quote
A. B. Yehoshua
Hamas thinks they can kill the will of people by intimidation. Most of those who are killed in the Gaza Strip for the suspicion of collaborating with Israel, have nothing to do with Israel. View quote
Mosab Hassan Yousef
As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel was exiled from its land, I was born in one of the cities of the Exile. View quote
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
At the age of nineteen and a half, I went to the Land of Israel to till its soil and live by the labour of my hands. As I did not find work, I sought my livelihood elsewhere. View quote
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
I heard an Israeli speaking on Palestinian human rights issues, an interesting guy, and he said "There's no military solution to terrorism. If there were, Israel would be the safest place in the world. But there's no military solution." View quote
Bradley Whitford
In Israel, the role of the writer is dictated by the language in which you write. Writers see themselves as cultural prophets. View quote
Etgar Keret
The greatest king of Israel, King David, the author of the Psalms, sent a man out to die in battle so that he could sleep with his wife. View quote
Robert Duvall
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election. View quote
Adam Michnik
The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward. View quote
Valerie Jarrett
I went to Israel when the missiles were falling there. (David Dinkins)
In 1975 I was among a group of blacks who formed the Black Americans in Support of Israel Committee. View quote
David Dinkins
On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship. View quote
Nathan Deal
I never thought I'd live to see the day that an American administration would denounce the state of Israel for rebuilding Jerusalem. View quote
Mike Pence
As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow up people, Israel has no choice but to build the fence. View quote
Chuck Schumer
The actions of the terrorist organizations, Hezbollah, in Lebanon, and Hamas, in Gaza, against Israel are unconscionable. Instead of working towards peace, these terrorist organizations have chosen to perpetuate the violence. View quote
Alcee Hastings
Obama repeatedly has condemned Hamas as a terrorist organization that should be isolated until it renounces violence and recognizes Israel. View quote
Aaron Klein
My closest friends from Israel make fun of me for becoming an American, and my American friends make fun of how Israeli I am... I can't win. View quote
Alona Tal
There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel. View quote
Adam Hasner
The bonds of trust between the United States and Israel have been frayed, but even the hostility and disrespect the Obama administration has shown has not severed those bonds. View quote
Adam Hasner
The Holocaust is a central event in many people's lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it. Besides, in Israel, everyone carries a biography deep inside him. (Aharon Appelfeld)
As Israel prepares to enter, my position is well known. It is one that I have taken at previous Olympics. It is wrong that the IOC refuses to have a minute's silence for Israeli athletes that were slaughtered in Munich. View quote
Brian Williams
I've always thought that if Israel really wanted to solve the problem, they'd just start tomorrow and push right to the Jordan River, and anything in their way goes. They don't need America or someone else to help. View quote
Bruce Dern
The battle between two men over a girl is the same as the fight for two men over a piece of land. It is all about desire. There is no difference between a love triangle and the conflict between Israel and Palestine. View quote
Bruno Dumont
I was with a folk trio back in '63 and '64, and we traveled all across North Africa, Israel, and Europe. View quote
Creed Bratton