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Israel Quotes

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These Against quotes show how personal opinions on Israel can shift with distance, one voice admitting to feeling critical in-country yet more defensive when overseas.

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.

Quotes by Adam Hasner

Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

Quotes by Abba Eban

Obama repeatedly has condemned Hamas as a terrorist organization that should be isolated until it renounces violence and recognizes Israel.

Quotes by Aaron Klein

Against Quotes

Israel gives the West Bank water twice a week! One way of promoting good would be not to ration water.

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

I'm very much tied to the state of Israel, but I am against their policy of settlements in Palestine.

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.

Quotes by Ziad Doueiri

Neither the United States nor Israel has the capacity to impose a unilateral solution in the Middle East.

Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

Always Quotes

Tel Aviv is the most exciting place to eat in Israel.

Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

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

Quotes by Yitzhak Rabin

All of the land of Israel is ours.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

The driving force for the Arabs is hatred of Israel. Hatred of the Jewish people.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

The settlement of the Land of Israel is the essence of Zionism. Without settlement, we will not fulfill Zionism. It's that simple.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

America Quotes

Israel's days without Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip are gone and will not return.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

The main aim of the Palestinians is to destroy the state of Israel.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

Only Arab Israel, the land of Israel, is our true homeland.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

Several hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Arabs live in slums known as refugee camps in Gaza, Judea, and Somalia. Attempts by Israel to rehabilitate and oust them have been defeated by Arab objections. Nor has their fate been any better...

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

It's always convenient for certain people to heap accusations on Israel.

Quotes by Yasser Arafat

Country Quotes

I would like to congratulate my partners in peace - Mr. Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Mr. Shimon Peres, the Israeli Foreign Minister - on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Quotes by Yasser Arafat

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Israel quotes collection about?
It brings together personal opinions and reflections people have shared about Israel, including its policies and its place in wider regional debates. The statements come from individuals speaking about their own views rather than settled facts, so they read as perspectives rather than conclusions. This makes the page useful for anyone exploring how people talk about the subject.
Why do readers look up quotes on a topic like this?
Topics tied to geopolitics tend to draw people who want to see how public figures or writers have expressed complicated, sometimes conflicting feelings. Reading a range of viewpoints in short form can be a quicker way to understand the emotional tenor of a debate than a long article. It also helps readers see that opinion on the subject is genuinely divided, even among people who care about the same outcomes.
Do any quotes here show conflicting feelings about the same issue?
Yes, a few lines describe being supportive of a country while also disagreeing with specific policies it pursues, such as settlement expansion. That tension between attachment and criticism is a recurring pattern in how people discuss this subject, and it's presented here as one person's honest, personal stance rather than a definitive judgment.
Are these quotes meant to represent one side of the debate?
No, they're presented as individual opinions, not as agreed-upon truth. Some express criticism, some express defensiveness, and readers are encouraged to weigh them as personal statements rather than as facts to be amplified in either direction.
What can I do with a quote from this collection?
These lines are useful for sparking thoughtful discussion, for research into how public opinion is expressed, or simply as a way to reflect before forming your own view. If you're browsing broader themes, the Against and Country collections touch on related ideas of dissent and national identity.

Other perspectives describe deep ties to the state alongside disagreement over settlement policy, plus earlier assumptions about the Country and region that didn't hold up once examined firsthand.