I think that this is a very clear cut message that the war being waged by Israel against the Palestinians is not a war against terror, as they call it, it's a war to maintain occupation, it's a war to sustain occupation, it's a war to beef up the settlement activities and to introduce more and physically impact on the ground as far as Jerusalem is concerned. |
I think the endgame of the government is obvious: Destroy the Palestinian Authority, resume occupation and resume the old means. |
I think the whole situation is going down the drain. I think any time you have such things as the crime this morning, this will mean that things will be slipping outside our fingers like sand. |
I think what we are witnessing here is a Palestinian landmark, |
I urge the Israelis to understand that we need to continue talking. I also urge the good office of President Bush to exert every possible effort to resume the contacts. |
I was under shock, ... You have to think, 'take it down, then they'll storm the plane, somebody may shoot.' |
I worry about President Arafat's life, |
I worry about President Arafat's life. |
I would not have any high expectations at all. |
I'd hoped we'd go to the summit having lifted the siege, having stopped the hostilities, having had the international inquiry so we can concentrate on what kind of transition we need between this period and back to the peace process, |
I'm afraid that what the Israelis failed to get from us at the negotiating table -- they suspended the negotiations two weeks ago and now they are negotiating with us through the bullets, through the missiles, through the tanks. This will not work. I'm afraid if the international community does not move to send a commission of inquirers, independent, neutral inquirers -- this killing field will continue. |
I'm glad that we have the Cabinet formation behind us now so we can concentrate on the real issues of trying to revive the peace process and continue the reform program. |
I'm really confused after Mr. Sharon's statement. Is he seeking a pretext for not negotiating, because he said he can't negotiate with us without having a precondition, and then he said we must come to the negotiations without precondition, so he's conditioning us and asking to come into negotiations from scratch. |
I'm surprised, |
If a Palestinian state is declared....east Jerusalem will be its capital and without solving the refugee problem, I don't think you can have an end of the conflict. |