Yosef Lapid Quotations

Security forces must respond with strength to the terrible attack.

Israel will not live under the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb. We feel we are obliged to warn our friends that Israel should not be pushed into a situation where we see no other solution but to act unilaterally against Iran.

Mr. Prime minister, take advantage of this opportunity, because your government is unworthy to continue functioning.

On the one hand, we want to shorten the process, but on the other, we have to give time to prepare for elections, and so we agreed they would be in March,

saves Israel again from the embarrassment that the haste of the government has caused throughout the world and from the feeling we have imposed unnecessary injustices on many Palestinians.

The hunt for Nazis is no longer relevant. There are no important Nazis alive any more, essentially. Any left would be too old to be of interest.

will not live under the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb.

We are in favor of elections and we are in favor of toppling the government but we will not join the extreme right in toppling the government over the peace process, ... We don't want to punish the government for the pullout from Gaza and I don't think we should hitch a ride on the extreme Right.

Jerusalem is the city where Jewish kings are buried, and not Arab terrorists,