Ariel Sharon Agreement Quotations

There has to be total agreement between the prime minister and me.

The government which I head will not conduct negotiations on a peace agreement under fire, or under terror,

I am aware that peace requires painful compromises. Any agreements will be based on security,

Once free of terror, we can move forward to implement the Tenet cease-fire agreement.

The situation is dangerous. Unity strengthens us internally and externally but I will not join a government without a joint agreement which means finding a new way of handling the peace process.

These methods have failed -- the solution to the conflict must be gradual and controlled. We must, in all stages, act with prudence and determination, exercise judgment, and make very sure that all commitments and agreements are implemented by both sides,

It is out of strength and not weakness that we are taking this step. We tried to reach agreements with the Palestinians which would move the two peoples towards the path of peace. These were crushed against a wall of hatred and fanaticism. The unilateral disengagement plan, which I announced approximately two years ago, is the Israeli answer to this reality.

I have seen the wars, the battles, the agony, ... I would like to reach an agreement. I am ready to dedicate several years to that.

I personally don't believe we can reach, at the present time, a permanent agreement.

I believe that Jews and Arabs can live together. It's not an easy thing but I believe we can reach an agreement.

Snap elections would prevent a political freeze, ... We must ensure that 2006 will not turn into a lost year with regard to the political process and to the effort to reach an agreement with the Palestinians.

This is not the right approach, ... We have to try to make efforts to reach an agreement alongside our fight against terror.