Ariel Sharon Author Quotations

A responsible Palestinian Authority that can advance the cause of peace should not be dependent on the will of one man,

While the state of Israel is interested in advancing toward a settlement with the Palestinians, there will be no diplomatic progress, no progress, until the Palestinians take strong action to eliminate the terrorist organizations and their infrastructures in the Palestinian Authority areas,

The (U.S.) government knew all the details, ... It was known to them that the Palestinian Authority paid millions of dollars. Payments of this nature are authorized only by Yasser Arafat.

So long as there is terror, there will be no political process, ... Political process cannot coincide with terror. That's why we expect the Palestinian Authority to wage true, genuine struggle against terrorism.

Israel would very much like to promote a peace process, but because of the utter failure of the Palestinian Authority in the struggle against terrorism ... we will not be able to move forward as we would have liked,

There cannot be any peace with a dictatorial, corrupt and tyrannical regime. This has to be a different authority,

Palestinian Authority has not taken any serious action to battle terrorism.

I have outlined to Gen. Powell the steps I will take if calm is restored in order to ease the economic conditions of the Palestinian population in the Palestinian Authority territories, ... One thing will be clear. Israel will not be negotiating under the pressure of terror and violence.

The Palestinian Authority is responsible for terror, and we hold it responsible also for the criminal act that happened today,

We are concerned that this welcome quiet will be shattered any minute as a result of the continued existence of terror organizations which the Palestinian Authority is doing nothing to eliminate or dismantle.

We are suffering casualties daily. The repeated murderous attacks and violations of the cease-fire by the Palestinian Authority has forced us to start to reassess the situation.