The Zionism Observer
An ever-growing database of quotes from Israeli leaders and public figures
The Zionism Observer
The decision not to attack strategic and economic targets in Iran was wrong. We could and should have exacted a much heavier price from Iran.
The IDF will continue to operate in the Gaza Strip for years to come.
Many Shiites in Lebanon have a unique revenue stream: In their home they have a special “Rocket Launcher Room”. They’re paid monthly rent by Hezbollah to host this launcher and be prepared to shoot rockets at Israel communities on demand.
Lebanon, even though it has a flag and even though it has political institutions does not meet the definition of a country. … [This situation] requires us to recalculate a course regarding the border line with the entity that calls itself a state Lebanon.
A renewed buffer zone, free of enemy population is the order of the hour and it is the right and most just thing to do both from a security point of view, both from a political and moral point of view.
The principle is to keep the Shia enemy population away and rely on sharp topographical routes that enable effective defense.
The legislative solutions needed to prevent the next release wave include emergency legislation and/or a declaration of a state of war in the west bank.
You have to understand, Hamas is an Egyptian proxy.
There is no peace with Egypt, there is a Cold War with Egypt. All the weapons that were used to slaughter us on October 7th came from Egypt, with the full knowledge of the Egyptian government.
A responsible state, proud of itself, would have created a security strip in southern Lebanon, not in the north of Israel. We can do this.
Lebanon, as we know, will not exist. Lebanon will pay the price because of Hezbollah.
The tank in Rafah can reach as far as the Litani.
If Israel does not have conventional capabilities to destroy the Iranian nuclear plant, then it must use its nonconventional capabilities [nuclear weapons] for this purpose.
Just a few hours ago I was warned that the situation in the north is deteriorating and the security zone must move from Israel to southern Lebanon. The new concept led by the war cabinet has been going up in flames for many hours and is exploding in our faces. A year ago there was a defense minister who said that we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age. Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Defense Minister, Mr. Chief of Staff, the time has come. There is full backing from the entire Israeli people.
Why is there still such a thing as Beirut?
Hamas' tricks and games have only one answer: an immediate order to occupy Rafah! Increasing military pressure, and continuing the complete crushing of Hamas, until its complete submission.
The idea that we stop the war before achieving all its goals is out of the question. We will enter Rafah and eliminate the Hamas battalions there - with or without a deal, in order to achieve complete victory.
I warned the Prime Minister if, God forbid, Israel does not go into Rafah; if, God forbid, we end the war; if, God forbid, there will be a reckless [hostage-exchange] deal. The Prime Minister heard what I had to say, promised that Israel is going into Rafah, promised that we’re not ending the war, and promised that there won't be a reckless deal.
Rafah, Deir al Balah, Nuseirat? Total Extermination! We'll destroy any semblance of Amalek from under the sky.
A hundred or so years of conflict with Arab nations and of terrorism, culminating in the Hamas brutality of Oct. 7, have demonstrated that Israel, certainly for the moment, can be considered the least safe place on earth for Jews.
Benjamin Netanyahu ... is right that it’s crucial for Israel to conquer Rafah and destroy the Hamas battalions ensconced in that city at the southern end of the Gaza Strip, protected by a human shield of some 1.4 million residents and refugees from the north.
I received great news. Three sons, two grandchildren of Ismail Haniya were eliminated in an airstrike, those you can hear above. Ismail, Eid Mubarak. You're next.
I am saying here to the citizens of Lebanon, I already see the citizens in Gaza walking with white flags along the coast ... If Hezbollah makes mistakes of this kind, the ones who will pay the price are first of all the citizens of Lebanon. What we are doing in Gaza, we know how to do in Beirut.
More! No mercy! @IDF don't stop!
When 2.5 million people live in a closed-off Gaza, it's going to be a human catastrophe. Those people will become even bigger animals than they are today, with the aid of an insane fundamentalist Islam. The pressure at the border will be awful. It's going to be a terrible war. So, if we want to remain alive, we will have to kill and kill and kill. All day, every day.
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