What the public wants to know is when will it get a prime minister who stops putting wind in the sails of terrorists and begins to demand things in return for concessions. |
What we would like to see is the fulfilling of the commitment to battle terrorism. When we see that, we will adjust our measures accordingly, |
When I was offered the position of finance minister I knew I was going to get hurt. We are now facing the smoke screens of populism sweeping over the state. When I took on the post, Israel was a few weeks away from total collapse like in Argentina, and the Central bank's governor warned that the bank was on the verge of a breakdown. |
With the Palestinians, I think we have started to move closer, also on the issue of reciprocity, |
within the context of security arrangements. |
Yasser Arafat must be made to live up to his promise to fight the terrorists -- to stop coddling them, ... If he does, it would be a major move forward and we could move toward achieving a final settlement. |