Ariel Sharon quotes and sayings on Israel, Palestine, peace, war, terrorism, Jews, lessons, sense, willingness, suffering, Arab, effort, independent, nation, etc.
Ariel Sharon was an Israeli general and politician. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. Sharon's public life was marked by remarkable yet controversial military achievements. He was also known for his radical political policies. He was a commander in the Israeli Army right from its creation in 1949, and considered the greatest commander in Israel's military history. He was also considered as Israel’s greatest military strategists and tacticians. During his eventful and controversial public life, Sharon shared his views and spoke about several subjects. We have curated some of his most celebrated quotes and sayings from his speeches, interviews, articles, and general observations.
You don't have to be a scared person. I've had so many tragedies. I've managed to withstand things that you may think you cannot tolerate. But I have the strength.
The fight against terrorism is an international struggle of the free world against the forces of darkness.
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You cannot like the word, but what is happening is an occupation - to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians.
Staying in Likud means wasting time in political squabbles rather than acting on behalf of the good of the country.
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Jordan is Palestine. The capital of Palestine is Amman. If Palestinian Arabs want to find their political expression, they will have to do it in Amman.
There is a feeling among the Arabs - encouraging terrorist activity is part of the broad new Arab strategy - that sooner or later, Israel will be forced to withdraw from Samaria, Judea and Gaza.
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What would happen in the U.S. to terrorists who are not citizens? In less than 24 hours, they would be rounded up, taken to the airport and expelled.
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I've been under security protection since 1978.
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It's very, very clear that you cannot move to the next phase unless the former one has been fully accomplished.
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I believe that the Jewish state will exist forever.
Hamas is a terror organization with a covenant that speaks about the elimination of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. They are not partners for negotiations.
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The United States cannot live with terror.
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Arafat is hosting, training, supporting, sponsoring terrorist organizations.
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My grandfather was facing this terror, my parents, myself.
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Israel is the only democracy in this part of the world.
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Israel doesn't have to hide anything.
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I think that Hezbollah, no doubt that they work together with the Syrians.
Israel's security policy is determined by our needs. I strongly reject all the unfounded publicity suggesting that Israel is prevented from taking action because of international pressure.
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The State of Israel is not collapsing and will not collapse.
The Jewish people remember the dramatic vote in the U.N. Assembly on November 29, 1947, when representatives of the nations recognized our right to national revival in our historic homeland.
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The right of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel does not mean disregarding the rights of others in the land.
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My first love was, and remains, manual labor; sowing and harvesting, the pastures, the flock, and the cattle.
I was born in the Land of Israel, the son of pioneers - people who tilled the land and sought no fights - who did not come to Israel to dispossess its residents.
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If there is ever to be an end to the conflict, the Palestinians must recognize the Jewish people's right to a homeland and the existence of an independent Jewish state in the homeland of the Jewish people.
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One has to view things realistically.
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Abu Mazen understands that it is impossible to vanquish Israel by means of terrorism.
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The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.
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There is a deep-felt desire among the people to stand firmly together in dealing with the challenges of the future.
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In all of my possessions, in all moments, whether hard or happy, I was accompanied by my dear wife, Lilly, who supported me wholeheartedly.
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Arafat is the greatest obstacle to peace and stability in the Middle East.
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Israel does not start wars.
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We have built cities, developed industry and cultivated agriculture - we have transformed the State of Israel into an example and symbol for many other countries in the world.
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In times of peace, just as today in our fight against terror, the United States and Israel stand together.
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Israel, an embattled democracy, has been fighting terrorism for over 100 years.
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Arabs have the right to visit everywhere in the Land of Israel, and Jews have the right to visit every place in the Land of Israel.
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The Palestinians should have understood by now that what they haven't gotten today they won't be given tomorrow.
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It is in Israel's interest not to govern the Palestinians but for the Palestinians to govern themselves in their own state.
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The Palestinians have arrived at the conclusion that nothing can be achieved using terror.
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There is a famous saying: 'It's hard to be a Jew.' It's also hard to be a Palestinian. I know that.
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Arafat conducts terror; his strategy is the strategy of terror.
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We have learned a long time ago that one cannot compromise with terrorists.
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I believe that Israel is much stronger than many of its leaders.
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Israel is a society governed by the rule of law.
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My strength never came from political echelons, it came from the family. And from the fields and the lands and the flowers and everything I see there. My strength came from there.
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As one who participated in all the wars of the state of Israel, I saw the horror of wars. I saw the fear of wars. I saw my best friends being killed in battles. I was seriously injured twice.
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I don't think I have accomplished what I still have to accomplish. There is one thing that I would like to do, and that's to bring security and peace to the Jewish people.
Myself, first of all, I am a Jew. And that is the most important thing for me.
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Israel is a wonderful country. It's a beautiful country. It is ours. But it is a country with 10,000 problems that we have to solve and deal.
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And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.
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I cannot say that the attitude of the United Nations always is for the Israeli attitude. Israel, I think, has been under severe attacks by members of the United Nations many times.
There is no good terror and bad terror. Terror is terror. There's not terror that you can accept and terror that you cannot accept. Terror is terror. Murder is murder.
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That is all that we want, what people want, what people want in New York, in Washington, in Pittsburgh, in any other place in the United States or in Europe. People want to live peacefully. That's what we want.
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When I was born here on one of the farms in Israel, my childhood, I never thought for one day that we will not be living together with Arabs.
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All together, we know for many years that terror is the most dangerous thing for local, regional and international stability.
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If I have to advise our brothers in France, I'll tell them one thing - move to Israel, as early as possible. I say that to Jews all around the world, but there I think it's a must and they have to move immediately.
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Both during the elections and as Prime Minister, I have repeatedly and publicly said that I support the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel.
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I am the last person who would divide Jerusalem. I have said this many times. I don't plan to discuss any division of Jerusalem.
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I am 73 years old. I've seen everything. I've met the kings, the queens, the presidents, I've been around the world. I have one thing that I would like to do: to try to reach peace.
We are together with the British and Americans because one should fight terror. But we are not going to pay the price for it by endangering Israel and its citizens.
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I was born on a farm. My strength has nothing to do with political apparatus. I get my strength from nature, from flowers.
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We have evidence that Iran makes a reactor to possess nuclear weapons.
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As long as I'm needed. I'll be ready to serve. I look forward with optimism. We need the Jews here. Move to Israel! Move to Israel!
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But there's one thing we are not going to compromise at all: when it comes to security of Israeli citizens and the State of Israel, there are not going to be any compromises - not now and not in the future.
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Netanyahu is pressured easily, gets into a panic, and loses his senses... to run a country like Israel a leader needs to have reason and judgment and nerves of steel, two traits he does not have.
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Israel may have the right to put others on trial, but certainly no one has the right to put the Jewish people and the State of Israel on trial.
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There is no bullet-proof vest in my size.
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A lie should be tried in a place where it will attract the attention of the world.
I have worries, but in difficult times, that is when I am quiet.
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The problem is that Abu Mazen signed an agreement with the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.
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The great question of our day is whether we, the Jewish people of Israel, can find within us the will to survive as a nation.
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We have to remember that Arafat was the one that started with hijacking airplanes already in 1968.
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Jerusalem is the holiest place for the Jewish people.
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I have absolute faith in the correctness of my course.
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I'm a friend of Colin Powell. We talk quite often.
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Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians.
Terrorists are trained in Syria, and weapons come from Iran and Syria, and I believe that's something that should be stopped.
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Iran, Libya and Syria are irresponsible states, which must be disarmed of weapons of mass destruction, and a successful American move in Iraq as a model will make that easier to achieve.
