Quotations

• Quotation from Naftali Bennett “When you were still climbing trees, we had here a Jewish state” — Sep. 2010
  At the time leader of the Zionist-religious party Our Home, addressing in a typically racist manner the Palestinian deputy of Israel Mohamed Tibi during a televised meeting.
• Quotation from Desmond Tutu “Conditions we experienced in South Africa under the racist system of Apartheid” — Apr. 9 2010
  South African Archbishop, in a letter to Emily Schaeffer for Berkeley students.
• Quotation from Ovadia Yossef “They’re stupid. Their religion is as ugly as they are” — Dec. 2009
  Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi, about Muslims, during a Saturday evening sermon.
• Quotation from Yitzhak Shapira “There is a reason to kill babies” — Nov. 9 2009
  Kahanist rabbi of Od Yosef Chai Yeshida in Yitzhar settlement, in a book published in 2009 (English title : The King’s Torah).
• Quotation from Yitzhak Shapira “There is a reason to kill babies” — Nov. 9 2009
  Kahanist rabbi of Od Yosef Chai Yeshida in Yitzhar settlement, in a book published in 2009 (English title : The King’s Torah).
• Quotation from Anastassia Michaeli “Judaism is at the basis of … this country to begin with. It's not just a religion” — Jul. 15 2009
  Member of Parliament for Yisrael Beiteinu.
• Quotation from Ariel Atias “A national duty to prevent the spread of a population that … does not love Israel” — Jul. 2 2009
  Member of the Religious Zionist Party Shah.
• Quotation from Benyamin Begin “If the two-state solution is the only solution, then there is no solution” — June 10 2009
  Minister Without Portfolio.
• Quotation from Benzion Netanyahu “They only call themselves people in order to fight the Jew” — Apr. 3 2009
  Father of Benyamin Netanyahu, former personal secretary of right-wing leader Vladimir Jabotinsky, in an interview for the Maariv newspaper.
• Quotation from Eli Yishai “Even if they fire ... into the sea, we must … destroy 100 houses” — Feb. 2 2009
  Then Deputy Prime Minister and deputy of the Shas religious party, openly advocating the escalation of violence.
• Quotation from Ehud Olmert “Commanders and soldiers are safe from tribunals” — Jan. 25 2009
  Prime Minister of Israel, reassures the army one week after the end of the massacres in Gaza (December 27, 2008-January 18, 2019): as in the past, no prosecution is to be feared. This began with a ban on publishing photos or information about the identity of the leaders of units engaged in the fighting in Gaza. The faces of the soldiers were blurred.
• Quotation from Tzipi Livni “Real hooliganism during the course of the recent operation, which I demanded” — Jan. 19 2009
  In a statement to the Israeli media at a time when more than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza have already died.
• Quotation from Ahmad Tibi “Israel is a democracy for Jews and a Jewish state for Arabs ” — 2009
  Leader of palestinian israeli’s Ta’al party, elected as Knesset member since 1999. The first occurrence of his say is unknown.
• Quotation from Anis Sayegh “They said their ally Britain would resolves the issues” — 2009
  Publisher of the Palestinian Encyclopedia, about the call of Prince Abdullah and the Imam of Yemen to end the 1936 strike.
• Quotation from Galit Eizenkot “Disproportionate force and immense damage and destruction” — Oct. 3 2008
  Major General of the Northern Command, describing what will be the genocidal policy of Israel two months before the massacres of early 2009 in Gaza.
• Quotation from Gadi Siboni “With force disproportionate to the enemy's actions” — Oct. 2 2008
  Colonel of the army reserve, explaining the "concept" of Israel, common to all colonial regimes in the face of any act of resistance: inflict maximum destruction and hope for calm.
• Quotation from Gadi Siboni “With force disproportionate to the enemy's actions” — Oct. 2 2008
  Colonel de réserve de l’armée, expliquant le « concept » d’Israël, commun à tous les régimes coloniaux face à tout acte de résistance : infliger le maximum de destructions et en espérer le calme.
• Quotation from Michal Katorza “A large portion of JNF Parks are … where palestinian villages used to stand” — 2008
  KKL/JNF leader in charge of park signage, recognizing the function of parks, well known to Palestinians.
• Quotation from Nissim Dahan “We want to Judaize the Wadi Ara area ... The state wants to put this place in order” — 2008
  Head of a local council appointed by the Ministry of the Interior, speaking about the 'Judaization' of the Palestinian majority region of Wadi Ara (Great Triangle).
• Quotation from Ehud Olmert “If the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, the State of Israel is finished” — Nov. 29 2007
  Interviewed by Haaretz at the end of the Annapolis "negotiations".
• Quotation from Meir Sheetrit “Who needs them [Falashas] ? They are all Christians” — Aug. 4 2007
  Interior Minister, flattering anti-black racism, about the prospect of more Falashas immigrating to Israel.
• Quotation from Raleb Majadele “...to sing an anthem that was written for Jews only” — Mar. 17 2007
  Israeli Palestinian, who served as Minister of Science, Culture and Sport from March 2007 to March 2009.
• Quotation from John Dugard “Forms of colonialism and of apartheid” — Jan. 29 2007
  UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the West Bank and Gaza from 2001 to 2007, South African law professor John Dugard has already concluded that "many practices" by Israel in the Palestinian occupied territories occupied amount to the crime of apartheid.
• Quotation from Naftali Tamir “Asia ... Australia and Israel are not - we are basically the white race” — Oct. 13 2006
  Israeli Ambassador to Australia, in an interview with the daily newspaper Haaretz.
• Quotation from David Kishik “The tree is the ennemy soldier” — Sep. 7 2006
  "Inspector General" from 1984 to 2007 of the Israeli so-called "civil administration" of the occupied Palestinian territories. In 2020, it was reported that he had planted an olive grove on Palestinian lands. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-chief-west-bank-land-inspector-planted-groves-on-palestinian-ground/.
• Quotation from Benyamin Netanyahu “Make the distinction between terror groups and freedom fighters” — Jul. 21 2006
  Explaining that the Irgun terrorists responsible for King David's bloodbath were "freedom fighters".
• Quotation from Moshe Katsav “We did an injustice to the Ethiopian population by bringing them to the country” — May 3 2006
  President of Israel -coming from Iran-, in a commentary on violence in some sectors of society.
• Quotation from Shulamit Aloni “Israel practices a brutal form of Apartheid ” — May 1 2006
  Knesset member (Meretz), one of the few Israeli personalities to have denounced the occupation regime.
• Quotation from Marek Edelman “Not to atone for the six million Jews murdered in Europe” — Apr. 12 2006
  Member of the Bund, anti-Zionist, leader of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, answering an Israeli journalist who asked him blandly if it was not "logical" that the Jews should do "everything to survive".
• Quotation from Marek Edelman “Kill twenty Arabs as long as one Jew stays alive” — Apr. 12 2006
  Member of the Bund, anti-Zionist, leader of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, answering an Israeli journalist who asked him blandly if it was not "logical" that the Jews should do "everything to survive".
• Quotation from Shlomo Ben Ami “If I were Palestinian I would have rejected Camp David, as well” — Feb. 14 2006
  Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, chief negotiator at Camp David in 2000. In a debate with Norman Finkelstein on "Democracy Now".
• Quotation from Khaled Mechaal “Only after Israel recognises the right of the Palestinians” — Feb. 6 2006
  Two months after Hamas won the Palestinian elections in the occupied territories, its leader indicated the possibility and conditions for a long-term truce with Israel. In the following months, Israel and its supporters ignored these efforts and stepped up the repression.
• Quotation from Ehud Olmert “A Jewish state on part of the Land of Israel ...a binational state on all of the Land” — Jan. 1 2006
  In his New Year's greetings, expressing a wish to avoid South African-style apartheid.
• Quotation from Shaul Mofaz “Show no pity to anyone, even if it causes traffic holdups and anger” — Sep. 6 2005
  Minister of Defense, during a tour of the West Bank.
• Quotation from Shimon Peres “We are disengaging from Gaza because of demography” — Aug. 9 2005
  Explains a fundamental reason for Israel's "disengagement" from Gaza.
• Quotation from Ariel Sharon “This block will always remain a part of Israel” — Jul. 22 2005
  During a visit to the illegal colony of Ariel.
• Quotation from Ovadia Yossef “Blacks will study the Torah? [God said] let’s bring a tsunami and drown them” — Jul. 2005
  Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, establishing a divine accounting during a Saturday evening sermon.
• Quotation from Ariel Sharon “We are withdrawing from Gaza ...where there was no chance of establishing a Jewish majority” — June 30 2005
  Speech at the "Cesarea 2005" conference, explaining the reasons for the redeployment out of Gaza.
• Quotation from Ariel Sharon “There's no need to hide behind security arguments” — Apr. 4 2005
  In a preparatory meeting for a racist "family reunification" law, justifying the law that prohibits spouses of Palestinians in Israel from acquiring Israeli citizenship.
• Quotation from Yehiel Hazan “These Arabs are like worms” — Dec. 13 2004
  Knesset Member of Parliament, Likud, expressing his stupid contempt for earthworms.
• Quotation from JNF/KKL “The JNF does not have to act with equality” — Dec. 2004
  In its reply to a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court by Adalah, the Legal Center for Minority Rights in Israel, the JNF/KKL asserts a right to discrimination.
• Quotation from Gideon Ezra “There are Arab citizens in the State of Israel. This is our biggest problem” — Oct. 15 2004
  Minister of Internal Security.
• Quotation from Dov  Weissglas “We have in our hands a first-ever American statement that they will be part of Israel” — Oct. 8 2004
  Ariel Sharon's adviser, in an interview by Haaretz, explains in substance that the withdrawal from Gaza is the monkey's money for the USA to turn a blind eye to the colonization of the West Bank.
• Quotation from Dov Weissglas “This whole package called the Palestinian state ...has been removed from our agenda” — Oct. 6 2004
  Advisor to Sharon, Ariel, in an interview with Haaretz.
• Quotation from Collectif “The Court is not convinced that the construction of the wall” — Jul. 9 2004
  Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Wall.
• Quotation from Collectif “The construction of the wall by Israel … is contrary to international law” — Jul. 9 2004
  Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Wall.
• Quotation from Moshe Feiglin “The Arab destroys everything he touches” — May 31 2004
  Settler in the West Bank and Likud deputy.
• Quotation from Efraim Eitam “We will have to kill them all” — May 24 2004
  General infamous for his hyper-violence. He was proposed in 2020 by Minister of Higher Education Ze'ev Elkin to head the Yad Vashem memorial.
• Quotation from Yitzhak Pundak “We had to destroy them, otherwise we would have had Arabs here” — May 21 2004
  Brigadier General, explaining 56 years after the events that it was nothing more than ethnic cleansing.
• Quotation from George W. Bush “Expect that any final status agreement will ...reflect these realities” — Apr. 14 2004
  In an official letter to Ariel Sharon, expresses the agreement of the United States to endorse the results of colonization.