Quotes About Jerusalem

Tel Aviv is buzzing with so much life, you could bottle it and sell it as honey, and even Jerusalem has a certain fizz. But if you want to see anger, go to Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem on a Friday afternoon.

I always wanted to write a history of Jerusalem.

The grandeur of Jerusalem is also... its problem.

I like Tel Aviv; I live in Tel Aviv, but our right of return is Jerusalem. We did not return after 2,000 years for Tel Aviv but for Jerusalem.

I love the heat and the excitement of Israel, and I will always love Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is not just a beautiful city: the challenge is to show that Jerusalem can be shared in peace and respect.

Writing about Jerusalem can be such a minefield.

The Old City of Jerusalem is in our hands.

The capital of Israel is Jerusalem, no matter what.

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

After all, I think Jerusalem is part of the, of the world's heritage.

A nation has the capacity to choose its own capital city, and Jerusalem is Israel's capital.

I would never call Jerusalem beautiful or comfortable or consoling. But there's something about it that you can't turn away from.

Instead of personal security, citizens are afraid to walk down the street in Jerusalem.

Construction in Jerusalem cannot be halted.

Now, I love Israeli food, love 'Jerusalem: A Cookbook', love the homey exoticism, the fusion forged in the crucible of an eternally contested crossroads.

I am the last person who would divide Jerusalem. I have said this many times. I don't plan to discuss any division of Jerusalem.

If it was up to me, I would send the gay community, who insisted on celebrating in Jerusalem, to Sodom and Gomorrah.

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.'

Once, there was a time in Jerusalem of brotherhood and peace: cultures and languages lived side by side and not one at the expense of the other.

I've been mayor of the city of Jerusalem, which is perhaps, in some ways, more complex and more difficult than a ministerial position.

Maybe I would go back to West Jerusalem without too much bother if I could lie to my kids and tell them they are equal citizens in a democratic state.

If you truly believe in a united Jerusalem, deeds have to be more than words. We need a real united Jerusalem. It takes determination, audacity, and money to provide full services and law enforcement in the entire city.

Jerusalem is the united capital of Israel. Since 1967, anyone can practice his religion according to his own conscience and complete free will.