518 Quotes by Ariel Sharon

If, in November, Sharon will see that he can't pass anything, that he is losing every no-confidence vote, that the Knesset is paralyzed and he cannot continue, he could decide to disperse the Knesset,

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.

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.

Israel has many hopes, and faces extreme dangers. The most prominent danger is Iran, which is making every effort to acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, and establishing an enormous terror network together with Syria in Lebanon.

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,

foundation and cornerstone for the great opportunities which lie before us.

Legitimate steps of self-defence which Israel takes in its war against Palestinian terror - actions which any sovereign state is obligated to undertake to ensure the security of its citizens - are presented by those who hate Israel as aggressive, Nazi-like steps.

It's a great day for the democratic world, for the fighters of freedom and justice and for those who fight against terror,

Four weeks after the ceasefire, negotiations will start to find a solution to the situation and this will give hope that there will be stability,