103 Quotes by Silvan Shalom

We have decided to open a broad diplomatic offensive,

bring our contacts out into the light of day, so that our peoples may understand our shared desire to work with each other, to bring peace and prosperity to our region.

even now, we think that if Syria takes positive steps within the region, of course it will bring a new atmosphere and more peace and more quiet and stability.

Israel is very sorry about the decision that was taken by the government of New Zealand, but we believe that if we will work one with each other, as we used to work in the past, we will overcome the last difficulties,

Israel is a democracy; everyone can say what they would like to. But they are a very very small minority in Israeli public opinion.

I very much hope that those same good relations with the governments of the Arab world will lead to contacts with the people themselves.

This government will not march or walk in two tracks in the same time in parallel. I mean terror by day and negotiation by night. If these terrorist contacts will continue, I think that we won't be able to continue at the same time with the peace process.

This is an earthquake which has taken us back 50 years and will lead to an upheaval.

This is a country of all its citizens, and the economy also belongs to all Israelis. Anyone who fails to understand that, anyone who tries to defend their own little patch of territory, will soon find out that there is nothing to defend,