The Holocaust lives within me. It is the prime mover of all we have done in our generation. For instance, our fight for liberation is a result of the recognition that we in our time must create conditions in which never again will the Jew be defenseless.
It [the establishment of settlements] is no obstacle to peace because Jews and Arabs can and should live together. Arabs live with Jews in Jaffa, in Haifa, in Ramle, in Lydda, in Akko. All over the country, and there is no reason whatsoever we should not live together in Hebron and Bethlehem. This is the … Continued
All public discussion on Eretz Israel is a good thing. We are sure of our cause. We don’t like this reprisal system; we wish it would end. Retaliation is bad; if they would treat us as combatants it would end. Is not this movement one of the most humanitarian in all history? It is not … Continued
Another name people call us is ‘extremist.’ Jews, Zionists, what has happened to us? If a Jew says that Eretz Yisrael belongs to the Jewish people by right, not only to the Jews who live in Eretz Yisrael, but to all sons of the Jewish people – is that extremism? Is that not what Herzl … Continued
We do not want to harm you, but in case you ever come to believe that you can endanger the existence of our State, know that we can destroy all the sources of your wealth . Our hands are stretched out to you in peace. What sense is there in our continuing to wage war … Continued
