Words matter. These are the best Benny Gantz Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Internal unity means that external security issues can be dealt with.
Netanyahu has taken on the toughest job in the State of Israel, and as someone who truly gives of himself, I consider him a patriot.
Every decision of strategic importance needs to go through the relevant institutions, certainly the sale of submarines to neighboring countries.
Israeli Arabs are equal citizens.
For me, sacrificing Israeli democracy is not something I can agree to.
When I will be the prime minister of Israel, I will embrace all streams of Judaism.
I have been a soldier and a commander for many years and know how to differentiate between things – not to be busy all the time with the most sensitive matters and to give everything its due attention without having the issues that cause concern to constantly be troubling or worrisome.
My family, my friends, we live in a democratic country and people have the right to express their opinions.
Throughout our history, our fight for survival and freedom has been empowered by a secret weapon: Our unity.
I do not hate Likudniks, I do not hate anyone.
The struggle between right and left rips us apart.
I will not sit with Netanyahu in the government!
We are part of an inspiringly colorful mosaic of cultures and traditions. I will nurture this pluralism.
A prime minister cannot preside over Israel when an indictment has been filed against him.
A country is not managed through cousins and confidants.
I always said my favorite position was company commander in the Paratroop Brigade.
After Operation Protective Edge, I visited every one of the bereaved families. Religious and secular, rich and poor, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, Jews and non-Jews.
We all need a government that solves our real problems and is not preoccupied with itself.
In many ways, my life has begun before I was born. It began in the moment my mother Malka walked out of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
I plan to serve the State of Israel.
The Blue and White government, led by me, will assemble the strongest security cabinet against terrorism and restore deterrence.
It bothers me when I look at Israeli society, on the divisiveness in it, and to polarization. I’m not just talking about left-right… but how individuals behave towards each other.
I respect the choice of the people and I respect the law.
Anyone who cooperates with BDS is operating against Israel and it is a form of antisemitism.
I want the children of Israel to believe that there can be a better tomorrow.
A two-state solution cannot be promised without having negotiations first.
Israel needs to stay a Zionist country with a Jewish majority in a democratic system. Eventually, Palestinians should have some kind of independency.
It’s important to be able to sit together and form a government of the majority that serves everyone, and not a government of minorities that takes care of itself.
Would the Benjamin Netanyahu of the eve of the election want me to get hurt? Regretfully, I would say so.
Israel’s interest is all I care about.
Let it be clear: I don’t hate Bibi.
I will not shy away from the prospect of peace because I believe our people, and any people, should have something to believe in.
I pledge that the personal safety of Israeli citizens will not be futile.
Israel has to come before everything. It cannot be Bibi everything.
Israel will do all in its power to ensure that from Paris to Jacksonville, from Berlin to Manchester, Jews can walk on the streets without hiding their identity.
As someone who prepared our forces to deal with the multiplicity of operational and strategic challenges our country faces, I am confident about Israel’s capability to defend itself.
Will we forever live by our sword? We definitely will live with our sword. I don’t think our children or grandchildren won’t be soldiers. We must make efforts to try and not live only by our sword, but we will always be with a sword.
I support Israel to be a Democratic, Jewish and safe country.
There’s no shame in striving for peace.
I’m not some tycoon and I don’t consider myself a businessman.
Israel is truly, for me, before everything.
There’s no shame in longing for peace.
What you demand of others you should carry out yourself.
When I’ll… form a government, I don’t intend to cooperate with those who go against the State of Israel.