Tzachi Hanegbi (born February 26, 1957) is an Israeli politician. He was the acting Chairman of the Likud party after Ariel Sharon left the party but has since left it himself. He is former Minister of Justice, Health, the Environment, Transport, Internal Security, Minister without protfolio, Minister of Jerusalem Issues, Society and Diaspora, Minister of Strategic Issues, and former Minister in the Prime Minister's Office in-charge of Religions, Arab Concerns, and Regional Cooperation.

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• We have switched from defense to offense and in this battle all the members of the Hamas leadership are legitimate targets.
  • Public radio (March 23, 2004)

• Where there is a fence, there is no terror. Where there's no fence, there is terror.
  • Public radio, after the twin suicide bombings in Beer Sheva (August 31, 2004)

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• As far as I'm concerned, they can strike for a day, a month, until death.
  • In reference to convicted Palestinian prisoners announcing a hunger strike.

About Tzachi Hanegbi

• In his actions was a crude trampling of the law and of proper administrative rules, politicization of the public service, and the use of public resources to advance personal and political interests.
  • Israeli State Comptroller and judge Eliezer Goldberg on Tzachi Hanegbi in his annual report, published September 24, 2004.