Ariel Sharon Quotations | Page 3

We still don't know if there is a real change in the situation. We hope so. We are following the events,

We don't intend here to stage a one-time action, but intend to carry out a continued action, whose aim is to hurt the terrorists and not to let up.

The danger that Israel will get hit is very small. That is our estimation,

The convening of the central committee is an attempt to oust me, ... And those who are trying to do this are coming with requests?

What we see today to my regret are steps that pose a danger to the state of Israel.

We of course have no interest in striking civilians and are always sorry over civilians who were struck,

Those who will build will receive rental payments for two years. Those who will not build will receive rental payments for one year. It would be a pity to waste even a moment, there are apartments for everyone, there is an arrangement for everyone,

We have friends here and you have friends there,

We will continue to fight against the heads of the extreme terror organizations, the ones that initiate, fund and send out terrorists in order to murder Jews, ... We will continue to act against all the enemies of peace.

We will continue to build it (the barrier) until it is completed,

We will continue to build as much as necessary,

We would make every effort not to help them (the Palestinian Authority). I don't think they can hold elections without our help.

We also offer field hospitals, medical kits and equipment for temporary housing, reinforcement for hospitals, or any assistance that you may require,

To run this country, to deal with the most complex and difficult problems, you need judgment and nerves of steel. He (Netanyahu) has neither of these two things,

We attach vast importance to Egyptian activity in the Gaza Strip and along the border, but I don't intend to allow Egypt to become a mediator between Israelis and Palestinians,

There is only one plan, and that is the road map,

We will never agree that this terrorist organization, this armed terrorist organization, will participate in the elections,

We will immediately begin to remove unauthorized outposts.

We will hit Islamic Jihad very hard. We will not give them any respite,

We will consider the situation only according to the results on the ground, and not according to statements and promises,

We will conduct negotiations with the Palestinians in order to achieve political settlements, but not under the pressure of terrorism and violence, ... We're prepared to ease the suffering of the Palestinians, but we cannot do this under the pressure of terrorism and violence.

We will certainly not allow a situation where the disengagement takes place under fire, ... We will not stop the disengagement, we will stop the terror. I think we can look forward with optimism.

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,

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.

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,

You can not like the word, but what is happening is an occupation -- to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians.

To my regret, as long as terror continues we shall not be able to move forward as we would have wished,

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

There is no reason that harsher words should not be used in the matter of violence against soldiers,

We will be happy to see you in our country frequently.

To an outstretched hand of peace we will respond with an olive branch but expressions of terror will be met by fire more intense than ever.

This war will not be an easy war; this war will not be a short war, but we shall win,

This vote is about the future of Jerusalem. Whoever wants to keep the unity and wholeness of Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty forever and ever needs to vote for me. I will guard Jerusalem.

What Palestinian state are they intending? ... What Palestinian state are they talking about?

We cannot hold onto Gaza forever, more than a million Palestinians live there...crowded in refugee camps, poverty and hotbeds of hatred with no hope on the horizon,

We cannot give in on the demand to collect weapons and dismantle the terrorist organizations, but it is clear that this is a more complex process.

Together they fell in the fire of the enemy, and together they returned to the homeland they were called upon to defend, ... May Benny, Adi and Omar be a blessed memory.

This terrorist event was a deliberate attempt to harm the fabric of relations among all Israeli citizens,

We will take all the necessary steps so that it will not be possible to release a person who was involved in murder, who ordered murder, and whose organization carries out murders to this day,

We will not allow the West Bank to become a new Iraq and we will use every means possible in our offensive, including targeted operations.

We will work to set the permanent border of the nation while insisting on the dismantling of terrorist groups,

We are building (in West Bank settlements) ... Does that make the Americans happy. No. Are there any steps against Israel? No, again,

We see Arafat as the one responsible directly to those actions of murderers and ask him to stop the actions of terror,

This operation, in my view, is one of the great successes

This offers an opportunity to the Palestinians, and it's their turn,

This will very much improve the atmosphere -- not only tourism, but other sectors of our economy as well,

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.

We have decided to suspend the offensive operations that we launched last week in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel ,

Even if you'll prove to me by mathematical means that the present war in Lebanon is a dirty immoral war, I don't care.

Believe me, the pain I feel with this act is the full realization that we must do it, ... We cannot hold onto Gaza forever, more than a million Palestinians live there... crowded in refugee camps, poverty and hotbeds of hatred with no hope on the horizon.

Everything that happens leads to salvation, ... Even if there is destruction, in the end, redemption will come.

Everyone there should move, should run, should grab more hills, expand the territory. Everything that's grabbed, will be in our hands. Everything we don't grab will be in their hands.

At my side will be Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

do what is necessary to protect the people of Israel.

elect new leaders, leaders not compromised by terror.

Evacuating the Gaza Strip is a plan that will be carried out and all orders have been given to ensure that there will be no fire at the time of the evacuation, and I believe not after that either,

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.

There shall be no restrictions on the use of all means to hit the terrorists and the terror organizations, their equipment and their hideouts,

The timing the US chose to announce its decision to give Israel the dangerous F-16 jets is really strange. It seems as though the US is telling Israel

The United States has stood beside us in difficult days and I think it is our duty to help it with whatever we are able to help,

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,

Israel wants to start the peace process as early as possible.

Israel is the only country in the world that is ready to make concessions, even though it hasn't lost a single war,

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,

Israel is consulting with international figures about the legality of a terror organization in an election,

Israel is being asked to pay by giving up a strategic asset while getting nothing in return.

Israel is a special country and to lead it one needs a level head and nerves of steel. He (Netanyahu) has neither of those,

Israel does not open wars, ... We know who has brought it on us -- Arafat is responsible for everything that is happening here.

Israel cannot afford that an Israeli citizen will not be able to visit part of his country, not to speak about the holiest place for the Jewish people.

I spoke to the heads of the defense establishment and once again reiterated the order that there is no restriction on our operations to stop the attacks on the communities inside Gaza and along the border with Gaza. We don't intend in any way to allow this situation.

I understand the importance of peace much better than a lot of politicians do who talk about it. With me, peace will be a peace for generations and not a gimmick of the elections.

I understand the feelings, the pain and the cries of those who object, ... However, we are one nation even when fighting and arguing.

They are acts of self-defense against the same forces of evil and darkness bent on destroying civilized society.

The riots are part of Arafat's policy of applying pressure on Israel and the Americans when he doesn't get what he wants.

These bodies will not give up on terrorist actions, and therefore, the more that we move the process forward, under the aegis of a temporary quiet, the more we will be hostages to these same organizations, who will explode the process like they did in 2003,

The security fence will continue to be built with every effort to minimize their infringement on the daily life of the Palestinian population.

The state of Israel proved that it is willing to make painful concessions in order to resolve the conflict with the Palestinians, ... I call on the Palestinian leadership to show determination and leadership and to eliminate terror, violence and the culture of hatred from our relations.

the state of Israel has embarked on a new path ... of domestic unity.

The situation is not simple, ... You have to see the whole picture. That responsibility is on my shoulders. I want to tell you restraint is an element of strength.

The situation is different today, and will not again be like it was yesterday,

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,

The successful implementation of the disengagement plan opens a window of opportunity for advancing towards peace in accordance with the roadmap,

The threat of military action and, where necessary, of military action, will bring the other side to engage in a political process,

The terrorist attack was perpetrated by members of Islamic Jihad,

The terrorism continues, and we have to continue and act against the terrorism in any way that we will find,

provides sanctuary for the heads of all the terrorist organizations so that they can dispatch terrorists to perpetrate attacks in Israel.

(People) should vote for me because I will preserve Jerusalem, united and undivided as the capital of the Jewish people, the capital of Israel, forever.

of one nation, where one rules over another, would be a horrible disaster for both peoples.

against the same forces of evil and darkness.

The murderers continue to go about their business. The Oslo (peace) accords that put the question of protection of Israeli citizens in the hands of a war criminal by any law continue to cause bloodshed,

a despicable political plot, which I will disprove with documents and facts.

The most important test the Palestinian leadership will face is in fulfilling their commitments to put an end to terror and its infrastructure, ... Until they do so, Israel will know how to defend itself.

Now it is the Palestinians turn to prove their desire for peace, ... The most important test the Palestinian leaders will face is in fulfilling their commitment to putting an end to terror and its infrastructures, eliminate the anarchic regime of armed gangs and cease the incitement and indoctrination of hatred toward Israel and the Jews.

Now it is the Palestinians' turn to prove their desire for peace, ... The most important test the Palestinian leaders will face is in fulfilling their commitment to putting an end to terror and its infrastructures, eliminate the anarchic regime of armed gangs and cease the incitement and indoctrination of hatred toward Israel and the Jews.

act in those places where terrorist activity is carried out.

The moment it became clear to me that the existing political structure was breaking up I reached the conclusion that the best thing for the country is to have elections as quickly as possible, ... If possible, we shall go to the people in February.

deepening its involvement in incitement, violence and terror.