Ariel Sharon Government Quotations

What 6,000 bombs (attacks by Palestinians) didn't do to my home and my village the government did.

(U.S.) President (George W.) Bush's framework will be brought to the government I intend to form after the elections for approval, and I will work with all my strength to make it as broad a unity government as possible,

No previous government was successful in obtaining such commitments from the American administration,

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

The government I will lead will make every effort to reach peace, but the condition for starting peace talks is the cessation of terror and violence.

First, the guidelines and policy from the government won't change; second, the strategy plans taken with the United States will be respected; third, the budget will pass and stay as planned,

first time that an Israeli prime minister agrees to give in on Jerusalem. It is the first time that an Israeli prime minister agrees to have, I would say, another government ruling -- I speak about the Palestinians -- in Jerusalem.

Israel is prepared to make painful concessions for a true peace. However, the government under my leadership will not be seduced into believing false promises which will endanger the security of the state of Israel,

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.

Arafat is looking for (an) excuse not to proceed with negotiations, though he knows exactly that the (Israeli) government is ready to move forward and to implement the second phase of withdrawal (from the West Bank),

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.

On behalf of the government and the state of Israel, I would like to express condolences on the passing of Pope John Paul II, and to share in the mourning of millions of Christians and believers in both the state of Israel and around the Christian world. Pope John Paul II was a man of peace and a friend of the Jewish people, who was familiar with the uniqueness of the Jewish people and who worked for an historic reconciliation between the peoples and for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the Vatican in late 1993. ...Yesterday, the world lost one of the most important leaders of our generation, whose great contribution to rapprochement and unity between peoples, understanding and tolerance will be with us for many years.

The new government would have to complete the campaign against terror, remove the terrorist leadership and create conditions for the emergence of a new Palestinian leadership with which it will be possible to make real peace,

If the Palestinians choose the path of peace ... they will find me and my government a sincere and true partner, ... we will demand the Palestinians abandon the way of violence, terrorism and incitement.

In the complex and complicated reality in which the country finds itself, I have no intention of standing at the head of a minority government for months on end,

I hope that Benjamin Netanyahu will answer my proposal and will join the government quickly, ... We are standing before important and faithful decisions that can't stand any delay.

This is a government in panic. The matters are too serious to be decided in a meeting in the middle of the night.

The disengagement has set out its way, ... The government decided today that, by the end of 2005, Israel intends to leave the Gaza Strip and four isolated settlements in Samaria.