Ariel Sharon Gain Quotations

They are acts of self-defense against the same forces of evil and darkness bent on destroying civilized society.

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.

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

It is not for nothing that the Palestinians are struggling against the fence. They know full well that the completion of the fence will make it very difficult for them to continue perpetrating acts of murder.

Israel would very much like to promote a peace process, but because of the utter failure of the Palestinian Authority in the struggle against terrorism ... we will not be able to move forward as we would have liked,

I spoke to the heads of the defense establishment and once again reiterated the order that there is no restriction on our operations to stop the attacks on the communities inside Gaza and along the border with Gaza. We don't intend in any way to allow this situation.

We will continue to fight against the heads of the extreme terror organizations, the ones that initiate, fund and send out terrorists in order to murder Jews, ... We will continue to act against all the enemies of peace.

The situation is different today, and will not again be like it was yesterday,

Areas that were given to the Palestinians -- there, I think the situation is irreversible and I don't think we have to re-enter. That doesn't mean Israel will not take steps against people who find shelter there.

The terrorism continues, and we have to continue and act against the terrorism in any way that we will find,

against the same forces of evil and darkness.

There is no reason that harsher words should not be used in the matter of violence against soldiers,

I instructed the minister of defense to take all the necessary steps in order to avoid such actions -- those actions against Israel.

And I think a development depends on one thing, that the Palestinians understand that they have to act against terror. That is, that is the current situation.

This is not the right approach, ... We have to try to make efforts to reach an agreement alongside our fight against terror.

serious results, but the struggle against terror will continue.

A genuine war against terror by the Palestinians, involving the real effort to prevent terror, is key to progress in political process,

That would lead to a number of issues. We would lose a number of achievements that we have received. I say very clearly, first, whoever votes for the plan, supports me, whoever votes against the plan, votes against me.

In many cases, we prevented serious disasters, ... Sometimes things happen like what happened today. But we intend to continue the struggle against terror with all force.

The new government would have to complete the campaign against terror, remove the terrorist leadership and create conditions for the emergence of a new Palestinian leadership with which it will be possible to make real peace,

The fight against terrorism is an international struggle of the free world against the forces of darkness.

sends a deadly message that encourages terror on the one hand and prevents countries from protecting themselves against it on the other.

So long as there is terror, there will be no political process, ... Political process cannot coincide with terror. That's why we expect the Palestinian Authority to wage true, genuine struggle against terrorism.

We are building (in West Bank settlements) ... Does that make the Americans happy. No. Are there any steps against Israel? No, again,

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.

Jewish terror ... aimed against innocent Palestinians, out of twisted thinking, aimed at stopping the disengagement.

It's about the window of opportunity that is open now. That, of course, now all depends if the Palestinians will act against terror. And now we don't see any change whatsoever. Even yesterday we had a very, a very hard terror act. As a matter of fact it happens almost every day now,

It is clear that if the Palestinians do not begin to take vigorous action against terrorism, Israel will be compelled to step up military activity that is designed to protect the lives of Israeli citizens.