““I feel that I can no longer support a government that harms the security of the country during wartime,””
“One must not obey lawbreakers.”
“This is not a law of the Rabbinate. This is not a law of Shas. This is a law for the Israeli consumer.”
“There has never been a Zionist settlement decision of this magnitude in the entire history of [the State of Israel].”
“The enforcement authorities in the State of Israel must obey the law.”
“We are removing the chains of judicial dictatorship from ourselves.”

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On the recordAugust 7, 2025
We don't want to keep Gaza. We want to have a security perimeter. We don't want to govern it.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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cbsnews.com

Editor's note · Context

Netanyahu clarifies Israel's position on governing Gaza in the same interview.

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