Israel Quotes

In Israel, the role of the writer is dictated by the language in which you write. Writers see themselves as cultural prophets.

I am a supporter of the state of Israel.

The battle would not take place in the mountains, valleys, or plains of Israel. It would take place in the wilderness of the human heart.

Israel defined its God and its relation to that God in existential, relational terms. They did not, until quite late, approach the question of one God in an abstract philosophical way.

Coming back to Israel is a homecoming.

You should support Israel not because it is Jewish but because it is a sane, secular democracy. You want Lebanon to be at peace. You don't care much about Kuwait.

There is no truth which the prophets press more steadily upon Israel than that all their national life lies in the sight and on the care of God.

2.2 billion worth of military equipment had been stripped from U.S. Forces in West Germany and America and shipped to Israel in an unprecedented day and night airlift.

...(O)ne thing that the world can count on is that we will not allow Israel to be crushed.

There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all. ... I can't think of anything more deep than that right.

Israel is our ally and in that we've made a very strong commitment to support Israel, we will support Israel if her security is threatened.

Israel's a small country but both the audience and programme-makers are very sophisticated.

We can have peace, but if we continue to hold out, we can obtain more.

Bombs take hours or days to reach every corner of the earth. Words arrive instantly and kill more people. They are a weapon of mass destruction.

A society that produces suicide murderers in quantity is essentially committing its own suicide.

It's clear Israel has suspended the peace process, despite the so-called moderation of the Arab world, because it has no interest in peace.

We know what they say, they want all of Palestine (including Israel) and say that negotiations did not work. They talk about wanting reform. That doesn't mean they will do it.

I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.

The United States recognizes the provisional government as the de facto authority of the new State of Israel.

I love that country [Israel].

I wrote that President Bush is passing on to President-elect Obama two wars and an economic debacle. I call it a depression. And he is arming Israel against the Palestinians in every way in Gaza.

I don't have a brief for every single reaction of Israel, but I think it is important that the political negotiations occur free of the threat of terrorism.

We are doomed to coexist.

We Americans are the peculiar, chosen people - the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world.

No amount of money given in charity, nothing but the abandonment of this hateful trade, can atone for this great sin against God, Israel and Humanity.

To treat the history of Israel as I would treat the history of England or Russia or China; that is, an attempt at a scientific, historical approach.I am particularly fascinated with origins.

The best way to help Israel deal with Iran's growing nuclear capacity is to help the people of Syria overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad.

In defeating terror, Israel's cause is our cause.

If the people of the Middle East are not sure what democracy means, let them look to Israel.

We need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on Monday, pro-Israel on Tuesday, and who knows what on Wednesday, because everything's negotiable.

Together let's defend the shared values that already make America and Israel great.

My friends, Israel's security is non-negotiable.

There are ways in which art can have a longer reach than politics.

Without the support of American Jews, Israel would shrink to its normal size.

The Land of Israel needs a People and the People of Israel needs a Land.

Israel controls the United States Senate.

This will be my first visit [to Israel]. I've heard it's a special place, that Tel Aviv is exciting and that the atmosphere is excellent....I hope I'll have time to visit the holy places.

O hasten, Lord, these promised days, When Israel shall rejoice, And Jew and Gentile join in praise, With one united voice!

I think Democrats in Congress love Israel. Our relationship with Israel depends on a strong bipartisan relationship.

Democrats and Republicans love Israel and all of us care about the existential threat to Israel from Iran.

Israel is near and dear to my heart

President Obama told the Irish people that America will always stand by them, to which Israel laughed.

When will the veil be lifted that casts so black a night over the universe? God of Israel, lift at last the gloom: For how long will you be hidden?

I love meeting Israeli people. They look at me like a son

I've always wondered what it means to the Republican Party to be pro-Israel. My husband says that is is because certain sects of Christianity need Jews in Israel for the second coming.

One of the things that feels so challenging is how questioning Israel and the idea of a Jewish state somehow opens the door for other sorts of questions - and wounds.

I said to my parents that I don't even know if there should be an Israel. And they were just so upset and hurt.

I have never wanted to claim I know what is best for Israel.

I haven't made art about Israel. There's a covert subtext of Jewish identity in my artwork.

This is not to isolate Israel but rather to hold Israel to a higher standard that we also have to hold ourselves to as well.