“Iran doesn’t need one centrifuge. Canada has nuclear energy. Spain has nuclear energy. Switzerland has nuclear energy, and they don’t enrich uranium. You don’t need to enrich uranium in order to use nuclear energy. You enrich uranium in order to produce a bomb.”
― Naftali Bennett
“In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The biggest danger for any organism is to not identify that it’s being threatened. I want to hope that people realize that the source of danger and risk in the Middle East is not the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but the deep radical Islamic vision of forming a global caliphate.”
― Naftali Bennett
“You can’t be a conqueror in your own home.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Judaism doesn’t recognize gay marriage, just as we don’t recognize milk and meat together as kosher, and nothing will change it… I’m not a hypocrite; I state my positions.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Factually, the Temple Mount is the precise location of the Temple. It’s the holiest place in the world for Jews. It’s the third holiest place for Muslims. And we need to respect each others’ rights, freedom of religion.”
― Naftali Bennett
“There’s 2 million Palestinians that govern themselves. They have their own parliament, their own government, their own elections, their own tax system. I don’t want to govern the Palestinians; no one does. They already govern themselves.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I want the world to understand that a Palestinian state means no Israeli state. That’s the equation.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I very much admire Uri Ariel. I think he’s a man of principles, and effective, and I love him.”
― Naftali Bennett
“If you want to change things, it requires bravery.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Not everything can be solved quickly.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I am proud of religious Zionism. I am proud of the members of religious Zionism because it is a true ideological public.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Historically, the National Religious Party, which my party – Jewish Home – is built upon, has aligned itself in consecutive Israeli governments with the ultra-Orthodox factions.”
― Naftali Bennett
“There will not be a billion-shekel cut to education on my watch.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The State of Israel must be at the forefront of global science – in physics, in mathematics, in medicine, in biology.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Any deal that allows Iran to enrich uranium, which allows them to ultimately break out within a few months with a nuclear weapon, is a disaster for the world.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Can you imagine what will happen to the global economy if Iran comes out with a nuclear weapon? The whole area will enter a nuclear race – Saudi Arabia, Turkey.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I state in no uncertain terms: An order to uproot an Arab village or a Jewish settlement violates the most basic of human rights… It’s a difficult dilemma.”
― Naftali Bennett
“No one wants peace more than me.”
― Naftali Bennett
“What I’m working is for peace on ground between Israelis and Palestinians through business, through economy, through quality of life.”
― Naftali Bennett
“We need to do everything possible to save the Jewish state. We don’t have another Jewish state.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I would never take my children and place them next to missile launchers.”
― Naftali Bennett
“If you want to conduct terror against Israelis, which is unacceptable, send fighters to do it. Don’t send your women and children.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I myself am a former commando fighter.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Israel never targets civilians deliberately, period.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The whole Land of Israel is a single bloc. There are those who say we can build inside the settlement blocs, and others who say we may not be able to hold onto the towns outside the blocs. I have come to tell you what the Arabs already know – that the Land of Israel is one bloc.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The Land of Israel goes with the Torah of Israel under the sovereignty of the State of Israel.”
― Naftali Bennett
“We must continue building in all corners of the Land of Israel, with determination and without being confused.”
― Naftali Bennett
“You cannot force a state to be demilitarized. Even if a state enters a treaty where it commits to be demilitarized, there’s no way to reverse statehood if it violates it.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The term ‘demilitarized Palestinian state’ is an oxymoron.”
― Naftali Bennett
“In the Middle East, we don’t have the luxury to indulge in fantasy.”
― Naftali Bennett
“For Israel to retain its amazing position as the largest concentration of high tech after Silicon Valley, we need more engineers and mathematicians. We have too many lawyers.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Netanyahu supports – and he truly does support – building a Palestinian state within Israel.”
― Naftali Bennett
“There are roughly 22,000 Palestinians working side by side with what you call settlers in factories and malls in the West Bank. If you work together, you start understanding each other.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I’m vehemently against population transfer. I’m against expelling anyone from his house, ever – whether it be a Jew or an Arab.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I’m not going to tell the Palestinians how to arrange themselves. If they want to have their own entity and their own parliament as they do today, that’s fine. If they want to connect to Jordan, which has a very big Palestinian population, and vote in the Jordanian government, that’s fine.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I think people appreciate honesty.”
― Naftali Bennett
“You don’t talk to terror organizations!”
― Naftali Bennett
“I don’t believe in regime change, certainly not in the Middle East.”
― Naftali Bennett
“It often takes time for the Israeli government to get things done.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I am often in contact with the hareidi public and politicians.”
― Naftali Bennett
“There’s been a significant amount of Israelis who are joining my party because they think that Israel has to have a tough stance in this crazy environment called the Middle East.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Israel will not divide its land. We’re already too small.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I have not one shred of anger in my heart against Netanyahu or his wife.”
― Naftali Bennett
“It’s totally viable to envisage a million Jews living in Judea and Samaria.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Jews can build in New York, Moscow and Paris, but in our own land, we can’t build? That’s nuts.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I don’t see any difference between Judea and Samaria and the rest of the country.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Judea and Samaria can be a place of refuge for the nation.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Let’s be honest: discrimination against Arabs exists in Israel.”
― Naftali Bennett
“We know that 99.9% of Arab-Israelis are loyal to Israel.”
― Naftali Bennett
“When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Sooner or later, Israel will have to defeat Hamas. There is no way around it.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Netanyahu’s raison d’etre is to save Israel from Iran. That is it. That is his mission in the most profound sense. I have seen it up close.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The Palestinian Authority has become the biggest terror body in the world.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Israel is not the safest place in the world for Jews. Melbourne in Australia is better. Teaneck, New Jersey, is safer.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Israel, contrary to most of the West, has a high fertility rate, so there’s a lot of young people in Israel. Most families have three kids as opposed to one or two, so a big proportion of the population is under 30.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Things are expensive, very expensive in Israel for many reasons. One of the reasons is our ports. It’s a monopoly. They run very poorly. And we have ships that are stuck in the ocean for three or four days or a week, and all that cost is transferred to the products and the consumer.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I spent most of my career in hi tech, not in politics.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I want every Israeli child, secular and religious, to know about Moses, about Maimonides, about Yoni Netanyahu, about Hannah Senesh and S. Y. Agnon. I want every child to know how to read the Bible, and know how to make Kiddush.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I love the people of Israel. I love the land of Israel. I love the Torah of Israel. I love the Israel Defense Forces. I love our soldiers. If you feel the same way I do, you have a home.”
― Naftali Bennett
“No country in the world is going to recognize that Ariel and Maaleh Adumim and Beit El are a sovereign part of Israel.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I have one identity, and that’s Israeli and Jewish. I don’t view myself as an American citizen.”
― Naftali Bennett
“It’s no secret that I wear a kippa.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Haredi youth are smart, and they are going to bring a big benefit to the high-tech industry.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Israel now has a reputation around the world of being not just a place to develop products and technology but to develop ideas.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The Israeli government has already established a fund to encourage young Arab women, specifically from the Bedouin community, to study engineering. We are funding their university studies and providing them with mentors who assist them with their studies and the job placement process.”
― Naftali Bennett
“In my previous career as a chief executive of high-tech companies, I experienced firsthand the endless possibilities when people from diverse backgrounds work together. They get to know one another and quickly learn that they share more in common than they originally thought.”
― Naftali Bennett
“As soldiers in Israel’s army, one of the most grueling training regimens we had to endure was a long march while carrying a comrade on a stretcher.”
― Naftali Bennett
“People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The Israeli public is frustrated with the way it is portrayed abroad.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Jews have been living in Jerusalem way before British people were living in London.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I opened about a dozen employment centers for Arab women across Israel during my two years as minister of economy.”
― Naftali Bennett
“You can’t build a society without law.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I myself have felt the wrath of the media, but that’s part of what a good democracy is.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The reality is, if you were fortunate to be born to rich parents, you have a better chance of succeeding in life. And that’s wrong.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I want to do good for Israel. My philosophy is let’s do good stuff, and let’s see what happens. And que sera, sera.”
― Naftali Bennett
“There is no one single solution to eradicate phishing.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Israel is stronger than all those who curse it.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The prime minister is not a private individual, but the leader of the Jewish State and the Jewish world as a whole.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Israel is the vanguard of the free world against the Islamic terrorism of ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Hamas has effectively kidnapped Gaza. Instead of turning it into the Singapore of the Middle East that was promised, they have turned it into a fortress of terror.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Israel is not Vegas, and it will not be.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Europe, the U.S., and their allies can defeat the terrorists of Islamic State, or ISIS. The first step is making the decision to fight back. The next step is understanding that drones and standoff missiles will not be enough. Ground troops will be needed.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I know that ‘boots on the ground’ is a scary phrase and that the Western world has gotten used to sterile attacks.”
― Naftali Bennett
“The West has demonstrated its ability in the past to project power and move troops to distant regions.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.”
― Naftali Bennett
“There are no second chances in the volatile Middle East.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I’ll remind you that the West signed a deal with North Korea, said it would make the world a safer place, and, of course, all the words evaporated, and North Korea acquired nuclear weapons.”
― Naftali Bennett
“Conscientious objection is an intrinsic part of being a soldier.”
― Naftali Bennett
“You don’t start shooting rockets at Israel and expect that we’ll just sit back supinely and die.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I think Gadi Eizenkot is a very good commander.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I come from the hi-tech world – you don’t survive if you don’t constantly reinvent yourself every few years.”
― Naftali Bennett
“If you truly believe in a united Jerusalem, deeds have to be more than words. We need a real united Jerusalem. It takes determination, audacity, and money to provide full services and law enforcement in the entire city.”
― Naftali Bennett
“I’m not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.”
― Naftali Bennett
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