Would Iran be less aggressive when sanctions are removed and its economy is stronger? Would Iran fund less terrorism when it has mountains of cash with which to fund more terrorism?

PM Netanyahu: I think the most important thing is to make sure that Iran doesn’t get a path to the bomb and that Iran’s aggression in Yemen and elsewhere, including around Israel’s borders, is stopped.

President Rivlin appointed outgoing PM Benjamin Netanyahu with the task of forming the 34th Government of Israel. Netanyahu: The next government will be faced with two challenges: Building up our security and improving our social welfare.

Across the Middle East, terrorists and extremists are poisoning the minds of the next generation, teaching them to hate, vilify, and dehumanize Israelis and Jews. We have lost an entire generation to incitement. Enough is enough.

Forty new MKs will serve in the incoming Knesset. Of the 120 Knesset members, 29 will be women. This marks a new record in the number of female lawmakers, two more than the 19th Knesset.

In a democracy the majority rules, and the majority expressed its will clearly. The role of the President after the elections is to initiate the process of forming a coalition government in as swift and as transparent a way as possible.

With 99 percent of the ballot boxes counted, results indicate that the Likud has won 30 seats and the Zionist Camp 24. Voter turnout: 71.8%. Final results will be published on Thursday, when the process of coalition-building will begin.

This is a landmark achievement - the first resolution that Israel has initiated and which was successfully passed outside of the United Nations General Assembly. It was co-sponsored by no less than 47 countries from five continents.

When it comes to women's rights, Israel is leading by example. We understand that empowered women are the foundation of thriving societies. Israeli women haven't just broken the glass ceiling, they have shattered it!

The transcript of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of the US Congress.

If Iran develops nuclear weapons, it would have the means to annihilate Israel, as it has vowed to do. As prime minister of Israel, I have a moral obligation to speak up in the face of these dangers while there's still time to avert them.

Minister Shalom: This is the most important and significant agreement since the peace treaty with Jordan. This is the peak of fruitful and very good cooperation between Israel and Jordan.

President Rivlin: Your contribution to humanity is unprecedented. Even for me as one who prefers to write with a pen and paper, it is clear to me what a great miracle you have created.

If the Oscars for Maintenance of International Peace and Security were given at the UN, I would not be surprised if Iran, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority were awarded prizes.

The decision of the court in New York to order the Palestinian Authority to compensate the terror victims of the second intifada is first and foremost a moral victory for the State of Israel and the victims of terror.