Quotes from Isaac Herzog

I believe the masses everywhere want peace.

We have to be responsible in what we say as leaders.

Israel needs to separate from Netanyahu in order to separate from the Palestinians.

The problem is that when we speak of plan Bs, we already negate the possibility of moving on with plan A.

The rogue states have to be told that there are lines that cannot be crossed.

Rabbis throughout the ages, from Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak Hacohen Kook onward, strictly prohibited going up on the Temple Mount. And now there is a minority group of rabbis encouraging Jews to go.

I promise: I will be a prime minister to everyone. For right and left, for settlers, Haredim, Druze, Arabs, Circassians. I will be prime minister for the center and for the periphery, for students and senior citizens.

There is a direct connection that cannot be severed between the diplomatic process and growth and prosperity.

Whoever wants Yesh Atid in the government has to vote for us - there's no other choice.

I am sure of my ability to form a good government.

I grew up in a house where service to the country was a way of life, not a means of reaching a personal goal.

There is an innate fear that runs within Israeli society of all that we see and hear around us, and you know what? It's a natural reaction of human beings.

Jews cannot be apathetic when hundreds of thousands of refugees are searching for safe haven.

There is no difference between me and Netanyahu in reading the threat of Iran. There is no daylight between us on this issue at all.

Likud has been hijacked by a group of extremist settlers.

Israel is duty-bound to take in refugees.

Auschwitz will forever remain the black hole of the entire human history.

I don't need a U.N. report to tell me whether my army... operates according to the international law guidelines.

The world is yearning for strong leadership and moral clarity; someone who knows the difference between good and bad.

The government needs to defend its people, to take necessary actions even if they are extremely painful and tragic.

We have to build an iron wall to protect Israel.

Gush Etzion must be part of Israel for eternity.

The nation of Israel has had enough one-time leaders.

My family has been rooted and intertwined with Jerusalem for generations, and I am among those who say every day, 'May You return to Your city, Jerusalem, with compassion.'