This was not an easy agreement for us, ... But we did our part. And we are willing to do our part, based on Palestinian compliance. |
Time is running out ... We have to act responsibly in a united front. |
to make further painful strikes if attacks on northern settlements continued. |
to make sure that the land that we hand over to the Palestinians does not become a base for continued terrorist attacks against Israel. |
Today the whole Israeli nation is united, ... The families are all our families. They are all our sons. We all weep together. Our thoughts are with the families, in the hope that we shall know no more grief. |
Today they fired missiles at Israeli planes, tomorrow they'll fire missiles at U.S. planes, British planes, planes from every state. |
Today we promise them, survivors and victims alike, that we shall dedicate our lives to ensure that the danger of annihilation never hovers over our children's head, that they shall never know terror or fear, nor die an untimely death, |
unconditionally joined the peace camp. |
Unfortunately they did not fulfill the promise they made to Prime Minister Rabin to crack down on extremists, ... I'm not as pessimistic as some. I have no illusions we can achieve 100 percent against terror. We do expect 100 percent effort for peace against terrorism. |
We agreed that we must intensify our efforts to expand the circle of peace, which of course is important for both Israel and Egypt and the entire region, ... We believe that the peace should be based on the idea of fulfilling the existing commitments. |
We are at the moment of truth, |
We are committed to fulfilling the Oslo peace accords, for all the dangers inherent in them. But above all, it is a government's duty to protect its own citizens, |
We are eager for peace. We are eager to move this process forward ... on both sides of the aisle, ... If those basic principles are secured, we can move ahead and give a better tomorrow for everyone living in this troubled region. |
We are going to surprise! |
We are not susceptible to pressure. We will do what is right, |