A process that the Israel government ... took upon itself in order to extend our hand in peace to the Palestinians. This is what Israel is willing to do in order to live in peace with the Palestinians. |
After 38 years, we are leaving Gaza in order to enable the Palestinians to run their own lives ... Now it is their turn to show they can run a normal life, a normal economy, have a new beginning. |
After 38 years, we are leaving Gaza in order to enable the Palestinians to run their own lives...Now it is their turn to show they can run a normal life, a normal economy, have a new beginning. |
Arafat is not the target. This response is the minimum Israelis can do as an act of self-defense after the massive, vicious terror attacks on civilians. |
every loss of innocent life. |
Hamas is a terrorist organization and that is how it should be treated. |
Hopefully the Palestinians will come to a conclusion that they need a different leadership, because it's for the Palestinians to decide who the leaders are going to be and who are going to lead them in order to really stop their suffering, and the suffering of the Israeli people. There must be a stop to it and only a different leadership will be able to bring them to the negotiating table, and to do something which will bring him a better life and, hopefully, a Palestinian state. |
I know everyone saw the pictures coming out of Israel as we took this courageous step. I think we need some time now to be among ourselves. What will happen now with the Sharon government needs international backing and help. |
If you can take these two things together as a package, it emphasizes once again why we insist, and the U.S. administration insists, that the Palestinian Authority crack down on Hamas and Islamic Jihad, ... There is no negotiating with them, no talking. This is not language they understand. Putting them under a political umbrella will not help. They must be fought. |
If you can take these two things together as a package, it emphasizes once again why we insist, and the U.S. administration insists, that the Palestinian Authority crack down on Hamas and Islamic Jihad. There is no negotiating with them, no talking. This is not language they understand. Putting them under a political umbrella will not help. They must be fought. |
Instead of being happy and celebrating the Israeli departure from Gaza, they are whining and crying, ... This will not help them build a future Palestinian state. What will the Israelis say if they are asked to make any more sacrifices? I don't know, but they may think it's not worth it if this is the result. |
Israel now has double the responsibility to protect its people from Gaza attacks, ... And the Palestinian Authority appears to have no inclination whatsoever of stopping them |
Israel sees the Palestinian Authority as responsible for what happened on Monday. |
It might be the end of the peace process, we don't know, but the responsibility falls all on the shoulder of the Palestinian Authority. |
It's a historic day, |