#is

Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#i #i see #importance #israelis #lead

Netanyahu is pressured easily, gets into a panic, and loses his senses... to run a country like Israel a leader needs to have reason and judgment and nerves of steel, two traits he does not have. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#does #easily #gets #his #into

We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#both sides #committed #compromise #entails #extend

One must remember that the Jews have one, tiny country, the only place they have the right and capability to defend themselves by themselves. And it is our duty and my responsibility to see that we will never compromise about that. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#capability #compromise #country #defend #duty

The sad and horrible conclusion is that no one cared that Jews were being murdered... This is the Jewish lesson of the Holocaust and this is the lesson which Auschwitz taught us. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#being #cared #conclusion #holocaust #horrible

Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance. ↗

— Al Sharpton

#dr #gandhi #king #non-violence #passive

To our Palestinian neighbours, I assure you that we have a genuine intention to respect your right to live independently and in dignity. I have already said that Israel has no desire to continue to govern over you and control your fate. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#assure #continue #control #desire #dignity

To the citizens of Israel, I say: we have passed difficult years, faced the most painful experiences and overcame them. The future lies before us. We are required to take difficult and controversial steps, but we must not miss the opportunity to try to achieve what we have wished for, for so many years: security, tranquillity and peace. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#before #citizens #controversial #difficult #experiences

We are together with the British and Americans because one should fight terror. But we are not going to pay the price for it by endangering Israel and its citizens. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#british #citizens #endangering #fight #going

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. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#bear #democracy #desire #different #disengagement