[But he lauded U.S. efforts to get the peace talks back on track.] I think it is important to try to base an effort on the Mitchell report to try and cease violence, ... Israel has announced that it is in complete agreement with the finding of the Mitchell report. We will like to see the Palestinians declare publicly also their willingness. |
another example of terrorism directed against innocent civilians. |
Apparently this is the answer of the Palestinian Authority to our gesture of peace, ... and I must tell you that our patience has limits as we are witnessing an escalation of a war of terror against us. |
First of all, the situation demands action by the Palestinian Authority, which committed itself when it decided to go to elections to disarm the various terrorist organizations. |
In the last 24 hours we have seen a wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks. The attack of this morning is particularly shocking, because, as a gesture of good will, Israel allows Palestinian workers to come into Israel. |
It creates a new situation. We have to deal with it. |
Since Sharon declared a cease-fire four days ago, we have had about a dozen terrorist activities. |
There is a profound problem in Palestinian society if they elected an organization [that wants the destruction of the State of Israel]. |
This attack is particularly serious because they have penetrated an Israeli base. |
This is not the answer we were expecting from our declaration of a cease-fire. We stretched our hands in peace, and the response was horrifying. |
This is the worst attack on Jerusalem that has ever happened. |
We are disengaging from Gaza but if they want to see the continuation of the peace process, the Palestinian Authority must take firm action... If such action is not taken, they put in danger the whole peace process. |
We demand from (Palestinian leader Yasser) Arafat that he arrest immediately all the terrorists who are loose now. |
We said we would give 48 hours for the ceasefire to be implemented on the ground, ... What we have seen is more violent incidents than before ... and the Palestinian Authority has done very little, if at all, to stop the fighting. |
We said we would give 48 hours for the ceasefire to be implemented on the ground. What we have seen is more violent incidents than before ... and the Palestinian Authority has done very little, if at all, to stop the fighting. |