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“This population understands only force, and if we act hard and demonstrate deterrence and determination, they will think twice.” – Arutz 7, 22 August 2017

“The goal is to apply Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria [occupied West Bank] and to normalize the lives of the citizens there.” – Arutz 7, 3 September 2018

"The Nationality Law is a good law. It is desirable, right and proper. The word "equality", which does not appear in the law, appears in two Basic Laws enacted in 1992. This is not a law aimed at equality, And not of any other nation. It can not be that on the one hand they will explain to us that this law does not add anything and on the other hand they will explain how bad it is. If it does not change anything, and everyone agrees that this is the nation state of the Jewish people, then it is excellent.” Arutz 7,  29 July 2018

“We call upon the prime minister to follow the recommendation of the security forces and to allow MKs to ascend the Temple Mount (Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound) without restrictions, as every Jewish citizen in Israel can.” - Arutz 7, 03 July 2018

“The State of Israel is in its 70th year. The 50th year since the liberation of Judea and Samaria [Occupied West Bank]. This is a critical point for the State of Israel. The time has come to apply sovereignty over the Land of Israel.” - Arutz 7, 11 October 2017

In reference to the Israeli “Basic Law: Jerusalem the Capital of Israel”: “This law has a clear message: The State of Israel will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state whose capital is eastern Jerusalem.”- Arutz 7, 26 July 2017  

“Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria [Occupied West Bank] will not be destroyed, and Arab landowners will receive compensation. That is justice”. “This is the best way for the State of Israel to exercise sovereignty ...”- Jpost , 07 December 2016

“We will send the Waqf people that Israel generously allows to move around the Temple Mount [Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound] back to Jordan, and we will apply full Israeli sovereignty to the Temple Mount [Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound].” – Arutz 7, 23 October 2018

“Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat’s decision to begin a process of removing the trash from Jerusalem must include this trash that is called UNRWA, a body which deals solely in incitement rather than education. They take people who want to integrate into Israeli society in Jerusalem, want to be a part of Israeli society, and encourage them not to integrate, not to move forward academically and stay behind. They teach them that Israel is the enemy.” - Knesset website, 17 October 2018

“In addition, we have to continue to build more vigorously to make it clear that we're here and we have no intention of going anywhere…” - Arutz 7, 18 September 2018

“I don’t understand how you don’t see how establishing another state puts us all in danger. The Palestinians aren’t coming to the table, so we’re moving forward, and moving forward means sovereignty over the whole of Judea and Samaria [occupied West Bank]...” – Jpost, 5 February 2018

“We don’t need the world to recognize Jerusalem; we know Jerusalem is the capital of Israel….if the world wants to be relevant, they will recognize Jerusalem. If the world wants to be relevant to reality, they will recognize Jerusalem, and they will have all their embassies here in Jerusalem.”- Arutz, 21 November 2017

“[The two-state solution] is not a solution.  It's deepening the problem. We've overcame the final solution where we are going to overcome the two-state, the so-called solution.  This is our land. God brought us back here and we will build the land and peace is win win. [It] is building... People have to recognize the fact that we are here for good. The Arabs living next to us have a chance to benefit from being part of our land.” - INL, 29 March 2017

“The fiftieth year of Judea and Samaria's liberation should become the year of sovereignty; it is not enough just to have sovereignty over Maale Adumim. Jerusalem, Israel's capital needs to be strengthened demographically to manifest a Zionist majority both in terms of sovereignty and the economic aspects. The Greater Jerusalem Sovereignty Law mandates that the State of Israel apply Israeli law and justice to Gush Etzion, Ma'aleh Adumim, Givat Zeev, Betar Illit, Adam, Ma'ale Michmash, and Psagot.” - Arutz 7, 09 February 2017

“A belt of towns under Israeli sovereignty would strengthen Jerusalem and remove from the agenda the idea of a Palestinian state and the shrinking of Jewish settlement into blocs.” - Arutz 7, 09 February 2017

“Every meeting of the planning council is where we sit, push, and try to increase the number of units to be approved. It's clear to everyone we're not in the Obama era, but we haven't yet reached a goal we feel comfortable enough with. There is a change, but it's not enough and not noticeable in all places. We're fighting everywhere to authorize young settlement.” - Arutz 7, 4 September 2018

“I very much hope and believe that our goal of regulating the settlements will come true - whether by sovereignty or by regulation and legislation.” -  Arutz 7, 4 September 2018

“[The settlement of] the City of David is an inseparable part of the history and heritage of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel and in Jerusalem in particular. The settlement there existed long before the site was declared a national park, and it is important for the continuation and expansion of the hold of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel and in all parts of Jerusalem, our capital.” - Arutz 7, 4 July 2018

“The state must not miss this moment [to destroy the village of Khan al-Ahmar]. [Israel should] enforce its laws and prove its sovereignty, while Palestinian flags are proudly raised on its lands.” - Arutz 7, 25 July 2018

“It's time to put the Likud Central Committee's resolution into practice and begin applying sovereignty over the settlement areas in Judea and Samaria [Occupied West Bank]. There will be no better historic opportunity to do this.” - Ynet, 28 January 2018

“The Palestinians succeeded in persuading the world that there is an occupation. We must clarify to everyone that this is the land of our forefathers and we have both an historic and legal claim to it. The meeting with President Trump is the first step before building without any apologetics everywhere and should be continued by establishing sovereignty over the entire land of Israel.” – Arutz 7, 13 February 2017

“We call on the prime minister to act from now on in accordance with the historic opportunity created by the election in the United States to resume building all in every part of our land, and to say farewell to the dangerous two-state plan, and instead to promote normalization and sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.” - Haaretz, 09 November 2016

"We will withstand the greatest pressures. We'll stand up for our truth, and stand at the gate of the city that was built to protect the eastern gate of our capital, Jerusalem…This is the opening salvo in the fight for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samara [Occupied West Bank]. Ma'ale Adumim is the first stop in a long journey to strengthen the Zionist endeavor." Arutz 7– 18 July 2016

“We have to stop working based on the old formulas. In the whole area of ​​peace arrangements, we need to think in a new way and not recycle the programs that do not work. The two-state solution proved that it failed and we need to repeat the word 'stability' today. The word 'peace' is not relevant in this era.”- Arutz 7, 15 November 2018

“From the first day that this administration came in, we have clarified our red lines regarding negotiations with the Palestinians. I was part of some of these conversations. Settlements is a red line. No Jew will be evacuated from his home. The idea of ​​displacement or withdrawal from the territory will not be repeated. In addition, we are a government that opposes the idea of ​​a Palestinian state. After [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's] Bar-Ilan speech and its ramifications, one can say that the Israeli government is united in its opposition to a Palestinian state. This is an idea that endangers the State of Israel.” – Arutz 7, 23 October 2018

“We will continue to develop Jewish settlement in the areas where we have a 4,000 year-old connection [sic].” – Arutz 7, 23 October 2018

“For the first time, the Israeli leadership is no longer willing to accept the idea of fake Palestinian refugees. Only this week in his speech at the UN, Abu Mazen [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas] spoke of 'six million Palestinian refugees’ who were not born in Israel - six million people raised on the idea that they will 'return’ to the State of Israel. This approach is certainly not leading us towards a peace process, but instead to perpetual conflict. The international community has for years ignored this 'demand to return’, and it serves to eternalize the conflict. Therefore, anyone who seeks peace should stop supporting the idea of the refugees that UNRWA continues to espouse, and the demand for a return whose aim is the destruction of Israel.” – Arutz 7, 22 February 2018

“The UNRWA era is over. I want to raise this issue with every country that donates to UNRWA and demand that they divert their money to real humanitarian organizations and stop cultivating the Palestinian right of return that perpetuates the conflict. For many years, the international community simply ignored the Palestinian demand for return [to the State of Israel] and created a distorted reality in which the Palestinians continue to be considered refugees who wish to return to Jaffa, Acre, Lod and Ramle, and in fact aspire to the destruction of the State of Israel.” - Arutz 7, 21 January 2018

“We need to talk about the fact that the settlement enterprise is here forever. We cannot talk about withdrawals. Fortunately, in the past 8 years with all its difficulties there was still no withdrawal program on the table. At the moment, the settlement enterprise needs to advance and become accepted as a legitimate legal tool. This is the land of the Jewish people and it was not stolen suddenly..”- Arutz 7, 04 April 2017

“The answer to the international struggle over Jerusalem is applying sovereignty over Ma’ale Adumim, which will guarantee Jerusalem will always remain united and develop.”- Times of Israel, 31 October 2016

“I think it’s the center of Israeli sovereignty, the capital of Israel, the holiest place for the Jewish people. It’s my dream to see the Israeli flag flying on the Temple Mount.” – Times of Israel , 26 October 2015

“We need to separate from Gaza, to stop the fuel and water, and to rely on military power as in the case with southern Lebanon.” - Times of Israel, 30 May 2018

“We place a special emphasis on advancing the planning and execution of strategic transportation projects in Judea and Samaria [Occupied West Bank].” – Times of Israel, 30 January 2018

“The refugee problem was perpetuated by Arab and Palestinian leaders as a lever for the unjust demand for the 'right of return’ and an attempt to bring about the destruction of Israel. It is good that it disappears from the world.” - Twitter, 11 September 2018

"We need to build as much as possible in Judea and Samaria [Occupied West Bank], as many bypass roads and industrial zones as possible.” – Arutz 7, 10 October 2017

“The appropriate answer to UNESCO’s decision and to anyone else who doubts our right to sovereignty is to pass the 'Greater Jerusalem Law’ that includes extending Israeli sovereignty to the surrounding communities of Greater Jerusalem: Ma’ale Adumim, Givat Ze’ev, Beitar Illit, and the Etzion Bloc.” “Passing this law in full 50 years after the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem will send a clear message: Jerusalem is one and united under Israeli sovereignty.” – Arutz 7, 02 May 2017

“We must allow unrestricted building in Jerusalem and building within the municipal boundaries of the settlements should occur freely...It does not matter if we're talking about Beitar Illit, Modi'in Illit, or Elon Moreh, every community has plans and the construction must be approved without interruption.” – Arutz 7, 16 February 2017

“Everyone knows that a Palestinian state - which I am against - is irrelevant.” – Arutz 7, 16 February 2017

“After nine years of freezing in the urban settlements, everyone expects a change. We are a right-wing government that wants to act as a right-wing government and it is time to make a profound change and enable settlement in our country. We can build in Jerusalem and strengthen urban settlement in Area C.” – Arutz 7, 15 November 2018

“We have to stop working based on the old formulas. In the whole area of ​​peace arrangements, we need to think in a new way and not recycle the programs that do not work. The two-state solution proved that it failed and we need to repeat the word 'stability' today. The word 'peace' is not relevant in this era.”- Arutz 7, 15 November 2018

“On Sunday we celebrated 51 years since the unification of [Jerusalem] under Israeli sovereignty, and on Monday the celebration intensified with the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem, the significance of which is unequivocal: Jerusalem, and Jerusalem alone, is the eternal capital of the State of Israel and the Jewish People.” – Knesset, 16 May 2018

“Jerusalem is the only capital that the State of Israel has had since gaining independence nearly seventy years ago, and its status is grounded in legislation” - Knesset, 18 December 2017

“The State of Israel must promise its citizens that it will strive for peace with its neighbors and nurture all its residents without ceding parts of the homeland. The State of Israel must fortify its borders and continue the construction momentum in all of the Land of Israel, including the north, south, the Jordan Valley and Judea and Samaria [Occupied West Bank].” – Knesset, 07 November 2017

“Netanyahu understands that statements he made about supporting a two-state solution are irrelevant because of the situation in the region and the Palestinian position.” “It’s nice to play ping pong with ourselves. The only situation can be to manage the conflict so there will be as little terrorism as possible and to offer cooperation on water resources, agriculture and environment.”. “Right now you can talk about one state, two states, 15 states, it doesn’t take you anywhere.” - Jpost, 03 September 2015

“[It's a blessing to live in a time when the Israeli courts] strengthened Jewish settlement and don’t dismantle it through judicial activism that is completely contrary to the spirit of the legislature.” - Jpost, 29 August 2018

“It [the Jerusalem 'District Court’ ruling to legalize the settler outpost of Mitzpeh Kramim] sends a clear and unequivocal message to the Palestinians and their extreme Left-wing supporters that communities [settlements] in the Land of Israel won’t be uprooted or evacuated.” – Jpost, 29 August 2018

“I will never assist in evacuating settlements. Since I left the army, I have worked to strengthen settlement in Judea and Samaria [occupied West Bank]. I never raised my hand to evacuate settlements and I will never raise my hand to evacuate settlements.” – Arutz 7, 22 July 2018

“We returned to Samaria [occupied West Bank], we came home. Even if they dig very deep, they will not find a Palestinian coin here. On the other hand, we see our history here - the ancient Kingdom of Israel, which was here in Sebastia.” – Arutz 7, 4 April 2018

“We need to build [settlements], and to return Jewish life to these areas. We will ensure that there are building [settlement] permits for industrial zones, because life requires work and employment.” – Arutz 7, 4 April 2018

“I want to say unequivocally: This is our land; our duty is to apply sovereignty ,once they realize there is no hope, their motivation will disappear.” – Arutz 7, 11 January 2018

“I think that when we see what we're seeing, that the Palestinians constantly build in Areas A and B, we see it in Shechem [Nablus], Ramallah, and other areas - there's no reason for them to build in Area C.” “There's no question that just like we limit Jewish building in Area C, there's no reason to approve 15,000 housing units for Arabs. Especially since they build nonstop and without limits in Areas A and B.”- Arutz 7, 18 June 2017

“Power is the most important thing in foreign policy. Occupation is nonsense. There are powerful states that have occupied and transferred populations, and no one talks about them.” – Times of Israel, 5 November 2018

“West of the Jordan, Israel and Israel alone will be responsible for security, which means that it's not just a question of hot pursuit going into Palestinian areas, okay? It's also having the ability to be there all the time – that's why the West Bank is not Gaza.” – i24news, 24 October 2018

“My view of a potential agreement is that the Palestinians have all the powers to govern themselves but none of the powers to threaten us. The key power that must, must not be in their hands is the question of security. I don’t want them either as citizens of Israel or subjects of Israel…” – Jpost, 29 September 2018

“And it [UNESCO] must stop the absurdity of passing resolutions which deny the connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel, between the Jewish people and our eternal capital Jerusalem. No matter what UNESCO says, the Western Wall is not occupied Palestinian territory and the Cave of the Patriarchs - the burial site of Abraham and Sara, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob, and Leah - is not a Palestinian Heritage Site [sic].” - MFA , 26 September 2018

“That's not what happened with the Palestinians, where they created a special institution 70 years ago - not to absorb the refugees, but to eternalize them. The United States did something very important when it stopped the money for UNRWA. It is finally starting to solve the problem. The refugee institution must be cancelled, the money must be taken to really help rehabilitate the refugees, whose number is much smaller than the number reported in UNRWA.” – Arutz 7, 2 September 2018

“I can promise you that no settlements in the Land of Israel will be evacuated.” – JTA, 20 August 2018

“The Nationality Law prevents, for example, the exploitation of the family reunification clause under which very, very many Palestinians have been absorbed into the country since the Oslo agreement, and this law helps prevent the continued uncontrolled entry into Israel of Palestinians. It could be that this law will also be able to assist us in blocking the future entry of labor migrants.” – Ynet, 5 August 2018

“Christians also know another fundamental truth: Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years [sic]. Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for 70 years [sic]. And Jerusalem will always be our capital.” – PMO , 23 July 2018

“We continue with the development momentum of settlement in Judea and Samaria [occupied West Bank] and approve thousands of new housing units.” – Arutz 7, 24 May 2018

“For over 3,000 years it [Jerusalem] has been the capital of our people, and only of our people [sic]. We dreamed of returning to rebuild it, the city that is joined together – this is exactly what we are doing today. We will make a series of decisions to build up and develop [settlements in] Jerusalem, east and west, north and south, in all directions – to both reveal its past and build its future. I know that there will be difficulties along the way; there have been difficulties for the past 70 years. We have met them since 1949 and up to recent years. We will also meet them in the future.” – Arutz 7, 13 May 2018

“I think most Israelis would favor a situation where we could separate from the Palestinians. I don’t want the Palestinians as citizens of Israel and I don’t want them as subjects of Israel. So I want a solution when they have all the powers they need to govern themselves, but none of the powers that would threaten us. What that means is that whatever the solution is, the area west of the Jordan, that includes the Palestinian areas, would be militarily under Israel. The security, the overriding security and responsibility would be Israel’s.” – Jewish Press, 07 March 2018

“This bypass road is part of the system of bypass roads that we are building throughout Judea and Samaria [Occupied West Bank] that serves the residents of Judea and Samaria and the residents of the entire State of Israel.” – Times of Israel, 30 January 2018

“It's been the capital of Israel for nearly 70 years…Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years….The President's [Trump] decision is an important step towards peace, for there is no peace that doesn't include Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel…I call on all countries that seek peace to join the United States in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and to move their embassies here…” –PMO , 06 December 2017

“This is the land we inherited from our forefathers. This is our land. We have returned here to remain for eternity. There will not be any more uprooting of settlements in the Land of Israel.” “It has been proved that uprooting settlements does not foster peace.” -  Jpost, 29 Aug 2017

“What I’m willing to give the Palestinians is not exactly a state with full authority, rather a state minus. This is why the Palestinians do not agree” - Times of Israel , 22 Jan 2017