Dan Halutz Quotations

There are deserters with guns and this concerns us. I don't want to blow this out of proportion.

We have to remember that as long as our territory is violated, we have the right to respond from time to time.

We're not going out to battle; There's no battle here and no war.

We are leaving with our heads held high. The decision to leave Gaza was made out of strength, and with it comes a hope for a better future.

The fact that the Iranians are successful time after time in getting away from international pressure ... encourages them to continue their nuclear project. I believe that the political means that are used by the Europeans and the U.S. to convince the Iranians to stop the project will not succeed.

If the [captured Israeli] soldiers are not returned, we will turn Lebanon's clock back 20 years.

Nothing is safe [in Lebanon], as simple as that.

If you nevertheless want to know what I feel when I release a bomb, I will tell you: I feel a light bump to the plane as a result of the bomb's release. A second later it's gone, and that's all. That is what I feel.

We will not tolerate their ineptitude, turn a blind eye to their failures or ignore acts of terror. They will not be able to shirk their responsibility.

We will not allow you to escape your responsibilities. We will not tolerate terrorism and the primary objective will be to guard the border.

This announcement is worrying for everyone as we have seen with the international reaction.

International pressure on Iran proves that (its nuclear activities) are not only Israel's problem.