It is in Israel's interest not to govern the Palestinians, but for the Palestinians to govern themselves, ... the opportunity to renew direct negotiations according to the steps of the road map.
It is true that this is not a shining path which will lead us to instant, magical solutions, but I am certain that only by going forward in this direction -- step by step -- will we be able to achieve security for the Israeli people, and reach the peace we all yearn for,
We see Arafat as the one responsible directly to those actions of murderers and ask him to stop the actions of terror,
The prime minister views with great severity the Jewish terrorist actions directed against innocent Palestinians out of the warped thought that out of this action the disengagement could be brought to a halt.
There are two demands that are under the direct control of the new leadership.
We are really very sorry for every casualty but the one who is responsible for that directly is Arafat, ... There is no reason to blame anybody else.