Reuven Rivlin: Settlement

Reuven Rivlin is Israeli politician, 10th President of Israel. Explore interesting quotes on settlement.
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“Zionism from its outset was a settlement movement. If we stop going on this path, how can we justify the faith that all of Zion belongs to us?”

Reuven Rivlin

Israel national news http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/229567#.U5gRtvldXs9, 16 January 2012

Faith

“The residents here [in Migron settlement] are not thieves and are not trying to banish people from their land. They came here innocently, with the encouragement of the State of Israel.”

Reuven Rivlin

Jerusalem Post http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Rivlin-Knesset-will-legalize-Migron-if-govt-doesnt, 12 January 2012

People

“The communities in Judea and Samaria [referring to West Bank settlements] do not threaten our existence, they guarantee our existence.”

Reuven Rivlin

Israel National News http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/157986#.U5gRyvldXs9, 18 July 2012

Communication

“For some reason the settlement enterprise is being accused of being an obstacle to peace. Personally, I explain at each possible forum that the obstacle to peace is the objection by the Arabs to it and the fact that they do not want us here.”

Reuven Rivlin

Israel national news http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/161578#.U5gR5PldXs9, 1 November 2012

Peace , Personality