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I hope I say this the right way, but I'm convinced that Israel will not trust other countries to do what they have to do to protect their own security.

Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

The threats against Israel are growing.

We are not going to damage our safety and our security. We're not going to give those extremists the privilege to come so freely to Israel in order to carry out more attacks against us and kill us one day after another.

Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat.

Israel has the power to protect itself and its citizens.

Israel won't be secure so long as Hamas is in power, and therefore, we need to come to a decision that we will break the will of Hamas to keep fighting.

I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.

For me, it is clear that when it comes to the need of Israel to defend itself, the role of the United States of America is crucial.

Israel's security policy is determined by our needs. I strongly reject all the unfounded publicity suggesting that Israel is prevented from taking action because of international pressure.