Arab–Israeli conflict

geopolitical conflict in the Middle East and North Africa between Israel and its Arab neighbours

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Also known as Arab–Israeli wars, Arab-Israeli conflict, Arab–Israeli war

Notable quotes

“Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.”
— Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader, as quoted in Time (New York, 11 November 1974).
“The pre-eminent obstacle to peace is Israel’s colonization of Palestine.”
— Jimmy Carter, March 10, 2006 .
“We do not believe in might; we believe in right, only in right. And that is why our aspiration, from the depths of our hearts, from time immemorial until this very day, is peace.”
— Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Speech to the Knesset with Anwar Sadat, Egypt's president
“Human dignity has to be a prerequisite for negotiating anything. And Palestinians in the West Bank have their dignity challenged hundreds of times a day! From having beer bottles thrown at their heads, to being detained for kicking balls near fences, to having their homes stolen, bulldozed, and far, far worse. And to be clear, dignity is the absolute beginning of this. What's required is justice.”
— John Oliver, 'Last Week Tonight -- "The West Bank"
“Should there be maniacs who raise the idea, they will encounter an iron fist which will leave no trace of such attempts.”
— Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli politician, prime minister, as quoted in the The Times (London, 11 August 1988), on advocates of Palestinian self-government.
“It does not matter how many [Jews] there are. We will sweep them into the sea”
— Abdul Rahman Azzam, the Arab League's secretary-general, quoted in Avi Shlaim, Collusion across the Jordan, 227–228.

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