Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Benny Gantz

I'm not some tycoon and I don't consider myself a businessman.

Israeli Arabs are equal citizens.

Netanyahu has taken on the toughest job in the State of Israel, and as someone who truly gives of himself, I consider him a patriot.

Our system of government in Israel has permitted minority groups and sectarian parties to force their way on the majority.

I plan to serve the State of Israel.

We are part of an inspiringly colorful mosaic of cultures and traditions. I will nurture this pluralism.

I am making every effort to reach out to all party leaders with one clear message: Israel is bigger and more important than any one leader.

It's unreasonable to me that there's a government in which the culture minister attacks the institutions she's responsible for. The justice minister attacks the institutions she's responsible for. The internal security minister attacks the institutions he's responsible for. The Cabinet attacks the IDF, and the prime minister attacks everyone.

We are Jewish soldiers. Our battle orders include the rules of engagement and the Ten Commandments. The computer code of the F-35 and the moral code of the prophets of Israel.

I am a soldier. That is who I am. That is what I do.

As someone who prepared our forces to deal with the multiplicity of operational and strategic challenges our country faces, I am confident about Israel's capability to defend itself.

I have the duty to protect my people, hurt my enemy, do the best I can with as few uninvolved casualties as possible - I can't have zero innocent casualties - and at minimum risk to the lives of our soldiers.

Peace between leaders and peace on the ground will strengthen the interests of all.

I recommend voting Blue and White, but I respect any decision.

On my watch, Iran will not become a regional power. And I will not hesitate to use force when needed.

I sleep at night, but I don't sleep well.

Israel is truly, for me, before everything.

Trust me, I am proud of our country. I will never be ashamed of it.

A prime minister cannot preside over Israel when an indictment has been filed against him.

The State of Israel is the strongest in the region and will remain so.

In many ways, my life has begun before I was born. It began in the moment my mother Malka walked out of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

The Blue and White government, led by me, will assemble the strongest security cabinet against terrorism and restore deterrence.

I always said my favorite position was company commander in the Paratroop Brigade.

National unity does not only have to occur when swords are swung at us.

As a company commander you have absolute definitions: the mission, the people.

I want the children of Israel to believe that there can be a better tomorrow.

I can't consider the Fifth Dimension to be a success story.

I have been a soldier and a commander for many years and know how to differentiate between things - not to be busy all the time with the most sensitive matters and to give everything its due attention without having the issues that cause concern to constantly be troubling or worrisome.

The latenight hours are apparently those in which the mind runs wild with scenarios and thoughts that during the daytime I know how to direct and organize.

The struggle between right and left rips us apart.

I love to run and do it every day. I run slowly, by the way.

There's no shame in longing for peace.

I love Israel, am proud of it.

I do not hate Likudniks, I do not hate anyone.

When you have nothing to say, you don't talk.

Netanyahu is no king, his government sows division and incitement.

The Western Wall is long enough for us all.

I will not shy away from the prospect of peace because I believe our people, and any people, should have something to believe in.

The capital of Israel is Jerusalem, no matter what.

Israel will do all in its power to ensure that from Paris to Jacksonville, from Berlin to Manchester, Jews can walk on the streets without hiding their identity.

When I'll... form a government, I don't intend to cooperate with those who go against the State of Israel.

The tension between Jews and Arabs tears us apart.

We're not ashamed to use the word 'peace.'

If the Palestinians will one day decide to wake up and join a diplomatic process that is being carried out with the support of countries in the region, with international support - welcome. But I'm not waiting.

Israel will never surrender to hatred.

When I will be the prime minister of Israel, I will embrace all streams of Judaism.

We will maintain security in the entire Land of Israel.

My family, my friends, we live in a democratic country and people have the right to express their opinions.

In a place of pain, there is space for everyone.

We are a temperate state.

After Operation Protective Edge, I visited every one of the bereaved families. Religious and secular, rich and poor, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, Jews and non-Jews.

I'll never miss an opportunity to achieve peace.

The children of Israel will not grow up in a state where some of its leaders sanctify hatred. I won't let hate win.

Don't drag the Mossad into political arguments. These are people who can't defend themselves.

We must learn to live together, and the framework of Zionism must know how to include everyone.

Throughout our history, our fight for survival and freedom has been empowered by a secret weapon: Our unity.

Let it be clear: I don't hate Bibi.

I will not sit with Netanyahu in the government!

I think that at his core, Benjamin Netanyahu is not corrupt.

Not like other countries, we will never ask anyone to fight for us.