It's a good sign to hear Mr. Peres speaking. I think he is the first Israeli official to apologize for this, and I hope that many Israeli officials will condemn this crime, which will not be justified. |
It's about details of maps, details of roads, about borders, details about refugees, about Jerusalem, |
It's more of the same. We break this vicious cycle only through reviving hope in the minds of people that peace is doable. |
It's time for President Bush to open and use his own eyes to see the truth. |
Look, I am a Palestinian elected representative from Jericho. If a Palestinian wants to sell his fruit anywhere in the West Bank, he goes to the Israeli civil administration. If a Palestinian sick person wants to leave a hospital, he goes through the Israeli civil administration. Nobody can leave or enter my constituency without Israeli permission. Israel is, in effect, resuming the occupation. |
more suffering, more pain and more killings upon the Palestinians. |
Mr. Sharon must understand he has to decide between settlements and peace. He cannot have both, |
no security, no peace for anyone. |
Northern Gaza is under occupation and we fear that very soon all of Gaza will be reoccupied by the Israeli army. |
not break the national consensus. |
Nothing justifies such crimes, |
Once we have this, we'll have the means to put the peace process back on track, |
One army is shooting and Palestinian children are dying. Cease-fire by whom? It is the Israelis who are shooting. |
only add to the complexity of the situation. |
Our message in Washington will be clear, we want a mechanism that will get Israel to commit to the implementation of the agreement. |