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On the record · Updated October 1, 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu quotes

Israeli Prime Minister

111 things Benjamin Netanyahu said, verbatim, from June 7, 2026 to September 26, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.

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Benjamin Netanyahu on The Middle East89

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“You praise criminals convicted of supporting Hamas. You count his friends, people like Hassan Piker who said America deserved 911.”

on Netanyahu naming streamer Hasan Piker as a Mamdani ally at the UN

HasanAbi My Response To Benjamin Netanyahu ›

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“I wish to be precise: Israel does not accept the 15-point document,”

CNN ›

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“They have ideas, some of which are acceptable to us and some of which are unacceptable to us,”

Daily Wire ›

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“The military will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed … it means heavy weaponry, lighter weaponry, all weaponry.”

Daily Wire ›

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“I have heard people saying: ‘You didn’t say it.’ So here I am saying it again: Israel does not accept the 15-point document.”

CNN ›

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“Some of them are acceptable to us and some are unacceptable to us, and we know how to stand up to these things. We have proven this in the past, and we are proving it today as well. In addition, the IDF will continue to thwart threats against our forces and against our citizens.”

on Netanyahu weighing parts of Trump's Gaza peace plan while the IDF continues operations

The Blaze Netanyahu REJECTS Trump's Gaza peace plan: 'They have ideas' ›

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“The vision has arisen and become reality. Zionism has won.”

The Forward ›

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“We don’t know who engineered this crisis,”

Breitbart ›

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“One, to indeed succeed making a deal; two, to continue a blockade; three, to take military action,”

The Forward ›

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“God forbid you had a medical emergency and you had to land, and you had to land in a country that recognizes the ICC,”

Truthout ›

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“Anything that will produce the end of Iran’s nuclear program is what we want. That’s our common goal. We talked about it.”

The Forward ›

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“It was a meeting with full cooperation, with mutual support, with understanding on the joint goal that Iran won’t have nuclear weapons, and also other goals,”

Antiwar.com ›

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“Israel will not allow you to shove a terror state down our throats… because you don’t have the guts to face down a hostile media and antisemitic mobs demanding Israel’s blood,”

Breitbart ›

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“I am on my way to Washington for a meeting with our friend, President Donald Trump. This is my eighth meeting with him since he was elected president for his second term, more than any other international leader. This is a great privilege, but it is also a great responsibility,”

on Netanyahu's eighth meeting with Trump ahead of talks on Iran

Antiwar.com Netanyahu Heads to US for Trump Meeting To Discuss Iran ›

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“He’s condemning Israel, the one democracy that stands shoulder to shoulder with American values.”

Daily Wire ›

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“draw down U.S. financial military assistance over the next decade”

Truthdig ›

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“I don’t want vigilantes of any kind, and we are working to put them under the law.”

Daily Wire ›

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“He said, ‘No way. You can’t do that.’ He was so concerned with our security, which he believed was your security, that he actually fought the prime minister of Israel on keeping America’s aid – or actually increasing it.”

The Forward ›

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“President Trump is the leader of the United States. He does what’s good for America. I’m the leader of Israel, the one and only Jewish state. I do what’s good for Israel,”

The Forward ›

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“The relations are not quite as they appear, and we have, we have many, many friends, and I have to tell you, we also take care of our friends, especially the Christians in the Middle East,”

The Forward ›

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“Iran is a nation of about 90 million. About 80 percent of them hate this regime and (would) like to see it gone. But you still have, you know, quite a few million minority that they can bring to the streets.”

CBN ›

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“They could’ve gotten into the fight. They’re a very powerful military nation. They didn’t do that, maybe they didn’t do that because of me, but they could’ve gotten into the fight on the other side,”

Antiwar.com ›

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“Our insistence is that we will not leave southern Lebanon until the threat is removed,”

Antiwar.com ›

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“And as long as Hezbollah is armed and present here, posing a threat to us – we will remain here.”

Antiwar.com ›

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“Iran is out, Hezbollah is out, and the road to peace between Israel and Lebanon is in,”

on a framework deal between Israel and Lebanon

Algemeiner ›

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“We changed Israel’s security doctrine. We initiate. We attack. We surprise.”

on Israel shifting to a preemptive, strike-first security doctrine

The Forward ›

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“We have prevented Iran from carrying out a plan to annihilate us. We removed an existential danger.”

The Forward ›

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“With an agreement, without an agreement — Iran will not have nuclear weapons,”

CBS News ›

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“You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”

CBS News ›

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“continue to act forcefully against Iran and its proxies that threaten the Middle East and the entire world.”

PBS ›

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“At the moment, we are holding our fire because after we struck the terror regime in Tehran, it ceased attacking us,”

Christian Post ›

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“the sense is that this round of fighting is behind us. We are awaiting a final decision from the political leadership.”

Christian Post ›

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“security zones: separation and security areas on the other side of the border,”

World Socialist ›

Benjamin Netanyahu on Foreign policy & the world10

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“I think the meshing of our two great countries of talent would strengthen America’s competitive position.”

Antiwar.com ›

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“Lindsey understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable. He devoted his life to defending America, strengthening our alliance and standing up for the free world,”

The Forward ›

Benjamin Netanyahu on National security & surveillance2

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“An explosive-laden drone discovered at an airport in Germany this week likely belongs to the Russian government, according to U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports about the incident.”

on a drone found at a German airport believed linked to the Russian government

MSNBC ›

Benjamin Netanyahu on Immigration & the border1

Benjamin Netanyahu on Democracy & voting rights1

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“I never lose sight of the fact that it is the ability to have disagreements that marks a free country.”

Daily Wire ›

Benjamin Netanyahu on Extremism & political violence2

Benjamin Netanyahu on Race & civil rights3

Benjamin Netanyahu on Religion & faith2

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“He’s turning them against New York Jews. I mean, what are we, in the 1930s?,”

The Forward ›

Benjamin Netanyahu on Other topics1

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“You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me,”

Mondoweiss ›

Further reading

Books by and about Benjamin Netanyahu

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  1. In their own words

    Bibi (opens Bookshop.org)

    Benjamin Netanyahu · 2022

    Netanyahu's own account of his family, his service in an elite army unit, his diplomacy and his years as Israel's prime minister.

  2. Biography

    Bibi (opens Bookshop.org)

    Anshel Pfeffer · 2018

    Haaretz journalist Anshel Pfeffer follows Netanyahu from his family background and years in the United States to his political rise and long hold on power in Israel.

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