Israel owes him, |
Israel will not compromise with terrorism and will continue to fight it with full force. However, there is no intention of harming the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian population. |
Israel's strength will allow it to face the situation. We will carry on running the country and pray for good news from the hospital. |
It is time for the Palestinians to take measures to stop terror, |
It must be made very clear, we are not going to transfer funds which could finance terrorist attacks against our civilians. |
It was a terrorist with a gun shooting at the clients of the garages in this section of town, wounding some, |
It's good for the whole city, |
It's no secret that we won't invest in coming years the same sums we once invested in construction and infrastructure development in areas over the Green Line. |
It's right that in certain polls there has been a little downturn, but I am sure that no one doubts who will form the next government. |
It's too early to judge the ramifications, but one thing is certain -- that Chairman [Yasser] Arafat does not control the terrorist activities and they continue, which proves what we have been saying all the time, that the Palestinian Authority is not capable, or [is] unwilling, to take the necessary measures to stop terror, and we have to do it ourselves. |
Of course it is very nice that she wants to help. But given that it does correspond to the law on aid during an election period, there is a question that must be checked as to whether this is the period, |
One should judge the deeds and not the declarations. We have to wait and see if the new Cabinet will, in fact, be sworn in and how it will act, taking into account Arafat's staunch resistance to it and his capacity to undermine any process of reform. |
Otherwise there can be no progress with an administration in which there are terrorist organizations as members. |
Our eyes and those of the entire world are on the hospital in the hope that the prime minister, who went through so many battles in the past, will emerge from this battle safe and sound. This is a difficult situation that we are not accustomed to. ... This is a difficult hour, and we will get through it, together. |
put Israel back into international isolation ... and cause friction with the United States -- our great friend -- and hostility with Europe. |