The decision for me is very difficult, it is so tied up with historic and other considerations. It will take me another day or two to decide. |
The demand today is about an international intervention, not a foreign presence, and about a large force. That changes the picture, ... I don't think they will be able to bring peace. Peace will result from direct talks. |
The Israeli withdrawal was complete, |
The occupation of the Gaza Strip was an historic mistake, |
The Palestinians must demonstrate they are capable of controlling Gaza. If they do not demonstrate that, it will be very difficult to resume the negotiations, |
The petition was unnecessary and vengeful, it shamed Labor and it embarrassed the party's members. The people who filed the petition should be indicted for breach of trust, for the forgeries in the voter registration drive, the irregularities in the Labor primary and for failure to take responsibility for the great damage that has been done to the party. |
The pope said he will go in the first months of next year. |
The problem today is not if but when, ... and if they think we wait, [Iraqi President] Saddam [Hussein] will change, and if he will change, it ... will be for the worse; he will have more weapons. |
The settlements must be evacuated; the settlers cannot remain, |
The United States has placed this issue at the top of its agenda. I do not recommend that we should be involved. |
The world is facing an unbelievable danger and we have to put aside secondary skirmishes. |
There are already more Arabs than Jews living in the Galilee. It's unthinkable for Israel to engage in ethnic cleansing and expel Israeli Arabs. There's no room for savagery in international relations. |
There has never been such a scandal. It is impossible to ignore this and close your ears, |
There is no dispute, ... There are two different (governmental) systems. Sometimes there are contradictions between these two systems, but this is not a dispute. |
There is no sense whatsoever to remain here. The settlements must be evacuated. |