The creative treasure of Israel’s artists and writers will survive forever.

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.’

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.

Gush Etzion must be part of Israel for eternity.

Security is an underlining interest of Israel.

I believe the masses everywhere want peace.

Netanyahu is beholden to the extreme Right.

I never argued against the position of the Chief Rabbinate on holy sites, including the Western Wall.

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

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

Israel is duty-bound to take in refugees.

We need to separate the two peoples: Israeli Arabs are part and parcel of Israel, and Palestinians should be separate, as part of a two-state solution.

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

After a long period of division, I will unite Israel.

I lead Labor – Labor is the party that founded the state of Israel; it’s deeply rooted in Israeli society.

My dad always had huge respect for the British Army. He always thought it was one of the best. And I think it changed his life – those seven years in that Army.

Iran is a rogue state, a dangerous state. Iran spreads hatred all over the world.

No Israeli leader will accept a nuclear Iran.

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

We have to build an iron wall to protect Israel.

The needs of the business sector must be understood.

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

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

Housing is the number one problem facing the citizens of Israel.

Unfortunately, the diplomatic destruction Netanyahu is causing will lead Israel to lose its Jewish majority and become a binational state. This unfortunate fact is something no law can hide.

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

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.

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.

With all its being, the Labor Party supports Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Labor built the state, and its leaders formulated the Declaration of Independence, the foundational document that anchors Israel as a Jewish state.

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