Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

I don't think he would have been able to bridge the great differences between the Palestinians and Israel.

I don't want to be the policeman of Lebanon. It's not the business of Israel. Israel was not created to serve as a policeman of the region.

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister.

I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.

I considered the prevention of war as the test of our security policy; in addition to being able to rapidly and forcefully end any war forced upon us.