518 Quotes by Ariel Sharon

have become the most important agents of change in the Middle Eastern arena.

We have no desire to permanently rule over millions of Palestinians, who double their numbers every generation. Israel, which wishes to be an exemplary democracy, will not be able to bear such a reality over time. The Disengagement Plan presents the possibility of opening a gate to a different reality.

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

It's impossible to watch this ... without tears in the eyes,

There are no restrictions on the use of any measure in order to strike at the terrorists, ... This phenomenon must be stopped.

Israel is a wonderful country. It's a beautiful country. It is ours. But it is a country with 10,000 problems that we have to solve and deal.

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,

The Palestinians will always be our neighbors. We respect them and have no aspiration to rule over them,

It's completely clear that in order to ease (the sanctions), there are steps that Chairman Arafat must take. The steps came up in my discussion with General Powell and I imagine they will be made clear also to Chairman Arafat.