- “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither, let my tongue cleave to my palate if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy.” – Yehuda Amichai, 1967.
- “Israel’s safety and survival lie not in her strength but in her truth, her righteousness, her justice, her inextinguishable compassion.” – Elie Wiesel, 1984.
- “If you will it, it is no dream.” – Theodor Herzl, 1897.
- “Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.” – Israel Zangwill, 1898.
- “Israel is a land of infinite hope and limitless dreams.” – David Ben-Gurion, 1964.
- “Israel is a modern nation enshrined in ancient heritage, a vibrant democracy in the heart of a volatile region.” – Amos Oz, 2017.
- “He who saves a single life, saves the world entire.” – Avram Goldfaden, 1879.
- “Israel has always been a seam between two worlds, the world of tradition and the world of science and technology.” – A.B. Yehoshua, 1992.
- “Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity: It is the only nation on earth that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language, and worships the same God that it did 3,000 years ago.” – Jonathan Sacks, 2012.
- “Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, ‘Grow, grow.'” – The Talmud, dated from ancient times.
WANDERLIST: Ten great travel quotes about Israel
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