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" I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a great and significant impact. "

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" As mayor of Jerusalem, I wanted the government to invest the necessary funds in order to unite the city in an effective manner with full rights for the Palestinians living in Jerusalem, so the world would say, 'Okay, it can work.' "

" Maaele Adumim is part of Israel. Gush Etzion is part of Israel. "

" I'm not saying it was wrong to intervene in Kosovo. "

" Throughout the second intifada, America provided unprecedented support for Israel's struggle against Palestinian terrorism and Israel's construction of the security barrier. "

" I have to make sure that I am doing the right thing. I can't afford to make any mistake. "

Doing The Right Thing

" How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and national circumstances. Because of such differences, people fear they cannot live together. "

" It's a problem sometimes when you speak to journalists. They quote you, and then they read what they wrote, and then they even explain it. It's dangerous. "

" Palestinian violence is not a response to the capture of the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian nationalism's roots are not so shallow. "

" When it was not very comfortable, politically, for me, I said things which lots of people didn't like, some of them may have liked. I said my beliefs, my truth, and my convictions, and that's how I am going to continue to do in the future. "

" There were certain people who were out to get me. I know who those people were. They exist, believe me. They know that I know. They spent millions of dollars in order to try to get rid of me. I'm happy they lost most of their money. "

" If the Gaza ceasefire proves stable, Israel will not remain in the Strip. "

" Politicians are strong to the extent that they are ready to take serious decisions and fight for it. "

" The days that Israel was separated from Europe are gone. "

" Look, miracles in the Middle East are a reality. "

" There is an alliance between Israel and the United States, and it has never been stronger than at the time of George W. Bush. "

" When public figures write memoirs, there is always some indecision regarding how much they want to write of things as they were and how much they want to cut corners to avoid riling up others. I decided to write my memoirs exactly as they were, and I will not digress - not when things are ill at ease and not when they are comfortable. "

" The United States provides Israel with crucial security and economic aid and invaluable political backing in the international arena. "

" I don't expect to be coddled, but I'm also a human being. "

" Saudi Arabia is the country that in the end will determine the ability of the Arabs to reach a compromise with Israel. "

" Merkel is an amazing woman, very experienced in international politics. "

" I have found myself under a wave of investigation and criticism from the moment I was elected. Since my first days in the Prime Minister's Office I have had to fight against evil attacks while I have been busy making decisions on crucial matters related to Israel's security and existence. "

" The legacies of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, of Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein, stand as an inspiration for all who work for peace. "

" I want to separate from the Palestinians. I want them to have their independent, separate state on a contiguous territory, and I want Israel to exist, of course, as a Jewish state in its own territory, as an independent state in its own territory. The Palestinian state, the Israeli state, separate. This is my dream. "

" Already at the time of Israel's birth, Ben-Gurion extended his hand in peace to the Arab nations. His hand was rejected, but it remains extended. "

" Turkey is not an enemy of Israel. I have worked closely with the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "

" Before I became prime minister, as mayor of Jerusalem, I became world-renowned because of my fight for the unity of Jerusalem. "

" I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement. "

" I want to make one thing clear: I am proud to be a citizen of a country in which a prime minister can be investigated like any other citizen. "

" I never thought that Syria and Israel should engage in a violent confrontation because I don't think that there is any particular interest for any of us to do it. "

" Israel is grateful that America believes in us. "