Reuven Rivlin Quotations

We have no say in anything. What will we do if the Palestinians declare a state? How can we even stop them?

We are here to ask for your forgiveness,

She is a jurist with a great deal of experience in the judicial world, who will be able hold an independent stance against all other government authorities.

Jewish tradition and ethics require us to treat the sensitivity of others as we would ask others to treat the dignity of the Jewish dead. It is difficult to understand how a project to glorify and strengthen tolerance is conducted with blatant intolerance.

We should maintain the election date and elect a new prime minister.

Sometimes I really don't know what are the thoughts of the prime minister, whether he will stick to our belief or whether he's going ahead with the Oslo agreements, which means to go all ahead,

It was not enough that we took you out of your homes, but we also disturbed the eternal rest of your loved ones.

The protesters, in Jerusalem and in Tel Aviv, revealed an open and raw wound at the heart of Israeli society, the pain of a community crying out over a sense of discrimination, racism, and of being unanswered.

The extremists are talking too loudly, and everyone is convinced that only he is on the right side. It’s not just Jews against Arabs. It’s the Orthodox versus those who don’t think they can keep all six hundred and thirteen commandments of the Bible. It’s rich people versus poor people. At some point, something came over Israel so that everyone has his own ideas—and everyone else is an enemy. It’s a dialogue among deaf people and it is getting more and more serious.

There is no consensus in Israel regarding the two state formula. We will not, under any circumstances, allow the establishment of a neighbouring state that will be a genuine threat on our existence.