Our ideals are under the constant threat of extremism, whether in the form of radical Muslim groups or the emergence of other elements seeking to deny the rights and freedoms of others. – Reuven Rivlin
All over the Middle East, we face difficult challenges: the ongoing tragedy in Syria, the instability in Iraq, and the jihadist terrorism which dares to speak in the name of Islam, brings so many to seek refuge. The Hashemite Kingdom is facing all these challenges with honor, with dignity, and with great national and human solidarity. – Reuven Rivlin
We demand that people don’t deny the Holocaust, and we can’t ignore the tragedy of another nation. – Reuven Rivlin
The ability of the president to be perceived as someone with whom all Israelis can identify depends on his ability to avoid being a party to debate. – Reuven Rivlin
It’s not for the president to determine the arrangements between Israel and the Palestinians, and the Arab world, but to be the bridge between opinions and to facilitate dialogue and understanding. – Reuven Rivlin
I am not someone who will cancel plans because of personal danger, because I’m really not afraid. – Reuven Rivlin
Peres came with a worldview. I also came with a worldview that I have not abandoned and that guides me still. – Reuven Rivlin
In the end, Arik believes in security above all and is a salient pragmatist, a disciple of Ben-Gurion. – Reuven Rivlin
As a rule, whenever I hear about a demographic threat, it comes first of all from a type of thinking that says the Arabs are a threat. And this leads to thinking of transfer or that they should be killed. I am appalled by this kind of talk. – Reuven Rivlin
There are many Palestinians, to be diplomatic, who believe there is no way to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, first of all, and there are a lot of people that believe there is no way to recognize Israel at all. – Reuven Rivlin
The burden is on the Jewish majority in Israel to prove that the definition of their country as Jewish and democratic is not a contradiction. – Reuven Rivlin
The idea that the State of Israel could be democracy only for its Jewish citizens is unconscionable, and we must find a way to address this. – Reuven Rivlin
Learning the core curriculum cannot come through coercion. It must come through a recognition of the need to integrate with economic life. – Reuven Rivlin
The Jewish journey started in the land of Israel, and it always strove to return there against all odds and all limitations. – Reuven Rivlin
Conflicts, even just ones, which in the end can come at the expense of the State of Israel, are things that we must be very cautious about and hold back on personally. – Reuven Rivlin
One could establish a system in one state in which Judea and Samaria are jointly held. The Jews would vote for a Jewish parliament and the Palestinians for an Arab parliament, and we would create a system in which life is shared. – Reuven Rivlin
We are living in a multicultural society. Our role as leaders is to enable grappling with this situation, even when multiculturalism is difficult. – Reuven Rivlin
The ayatollahs are trying to unite the whole Arab world against Israel by saying that Israel is something that should be brought to an end. – Reuven Rivlin
I ask the members of the Knesset to be very strict about maintaining the principles of democracy. – Reuven Rivlin
A multicultural society does not reject the culture of the other but is prepared to listen, to see, to dialogue and, in the final analysis, to possibly accept the other’s culture without compromising its own. – Reuven Rivlin
All humanity share a common future, and we must work to try and shape it together. This is our duty, and it is our responsibility to our children and grandchildren. – Reuven Rivlin
Multiculturalism is a bed of beautiful roses that has some thorns, so we just have to be careful not to get pricked or to prick one another. – Reuven Rivlin