#israel

I have drawn inspiration from the Marine Corps, the Jewish struggle in Palestine and Israel, and the Irish. ↗

— Leon Uris

#drawn #i #inspiration #irish #israel

The State of Israel has faced obstacles and challenges to its very survival, with conventional military attacks leading the way to suicide bombers who have killed innocent Israeli men, women, and children. ↗

— Jerry Costello

#bombers #challenges #children #conventional #faced

The greatest king of Israel, King David, the author of the Psalms, sent a man out to die in battle so that he could sleep with his wife. ↗

— Robert Duvall

#battle #could #david #die #greatest

The question is no longer whether the United States should contribute to assuring Israel's survival and prosperity; that goes without saying. ↗

— George Ball

#contribute #goes #israel #longer #prosperity

On the other hand, we have in Israel, an Israeli government which has been elected by the Israeli people. Their political agenda is not for peace. They are from the camp anti-peace. ↗

— Rafik Hariri

#been #camp #elected #government #hand

I don't know that there is one serious American representative that will advise Israel to sit with a terrorist government and negotiate with them. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#american #government #i #israel #know

Israel has its attractions. It's the most dramatic country in the world. Everybody's engaged. Everybody argues. When I leave Israel, I get a little bit bored, you know? ↗

— Shimon Peres

#bit #bored #country #dramatic #engaged

The state of Israel must, from time to time, prove clearly that it is strong, and able and willing to use force, in a devastating and highly effective way. If it does not prove this, it will be swallowed up, and perhaps wiped off the face of the earth. ↗

— Moshe Sharett

#clearly #devastating #does #earth #effective

Israelis are a mix of North African, Levantine, and Eastern European, which inflames the politics but does amazing things for the women. ↗

— Kenneth Cain

#israelis #middle-east #politics #women #beauty

Compassion is a lifetime business. You can't say something like, "I will have compassion on Monday, Thursdays and Fridays only. But for the rest, I will be cruel". That is hypocrisy. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#compassion #cruel #cruelity #days-of-the-week #food-for-thought