Israel has no conflict with the Arab and Muslim world, ... Just the opposite is true. We share many common interests and values. ... I always believed that the Arab and Muslim world has a critical role to play in advancing peace and stability. |
major breakthrough . |
[Alouf Benn is the diplomatic editor of Israel's] Ha'aretz ... full diplomatic relationship with Pakistan. |
[At the meeting,] we also discussed the possibility of a meeting between Prime Minister Sharon and President (Pervez) Musharraf. This has not been decided, we will know in the coming days if it will happen, ... But even if it doesn't happen, I think the relations with Pakistan have moved to a much higher level. |
[Israel's foreign minister described the talks as a] historic meeting ... We are talking about a tremendous significance, not just in regards to our relations with Pakistan, but the entire Muslim world. |
[Killing Arafat] is not the official policy of the Israeli government, ... It was never before, and we don't speak about any killing, we didn't speak about it before, and we don't speak about it today. |
[Yaalon added that those on the list] understand it is nearing them. ... closer than ever. |
a barbaric act by people who have no respect for holy sites. |
a number unthinkable even two years ago. |
a number unthinkable, even two years ago. |
Abu Mazen has to wake up and he has to take the correct strategic decision and start collecting illegal weapons and dismantling the terror organizations, |
According to our people, security and intelligence, they are very, very close. It may be only six months before they will have that full knowledge. |
an attempt at spin. |
at a rate never seen before. |
bring our contacts out into the light of day, so that our peoples may understand our shared desire to work with each other, to bring peace and prosperity to our region. |