BENNY GANTZ

Even if this is the scoop of your life, you will not air this. It will remain in your recorder… You too... Otherwise this will be your last story. That would be a pity. Don’t let this be your last story.

We are a temperate state.

I can tell you what I'm driven by. I'm driven by what's in Israel's interest.

Israel's interest is all I care about.

I have the duty to protect my people, hurt my enemy, do the best I can with as few uninvolved casualties as possible - I can't have zero innocent casualties - and at minimum risk to the lives of our soldiers.

I do not wish to slander his name, I think Netanyahu ran the country well but his time is up.

Responsibility for the security of the land of Israel will remain in the hands of the IDF and the IDF alone.

Under my leadership, the government will strive for peace and will not miss an opportunity to bring about regional change.

Is the role of the prime minister to cultivate political leadership in Israel? My answer is yes.

The children of Israel will not grow up in a state where some of its leaders sanctify hatred. I won't let hate win.

The struggle between right and left rips us apart.

Judaism is the best basis for democracy. The debate between the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai, the constant debate, has been a tradition of ours for thousands of years.

I'm not subject to extortion under any circumstances.

When I'll... form a government, I don't intend to cooperate with those who go against the State of Israel.

In a place of pain, there is space for everyone.

Will we forever live by our sword? We definitely will live with our sword. I don't think our children or grandchildren won't be soldiers. We must make efforts to try and not live only by our sword, but we will always be with a sword.

I pledge that the personal safety of Israeli citizens will not be futile.

Israeli Arabs are equal citizens.

There's no shame in longing for peace.

Israel needs to stay a Zionist country with a Jewish majority in a democratic system. Eventually, Palestinians should have some kind of independency.

Netanyahu has taken on the toughest job in the State of Israel, and as someone who truly gives of himself, I consider him a patriot.

The tension between Jews and Arabs tears us apart.

After Operation Protective Edge, I visited every one of the bereaved families. Religious and secular, rich and poor, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, Jews and non-Jews.

I am a soldier. That is who I am. That is what I do.

I will not shy away from the prospect of peace because I believe our people, and any people, should have something to believe in.