Ariel Sharon Allow Quotations

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.

I will not allow anyone to squander it,

We know very well that the Gaza Strip has to be open to the outside world, but are not going to allow it to be transformed into a terrorist arsenal,

We will not allow the West Bank to become a new Iraq and we will use every means possible in our offensive, including targeted operations.

We will certainly not allow a situation where the disengagement takes place under fire, ... We will not stop the disengagement, we will stop the terror. I think we can look forward with optimism.

I believe that the conditions have been created that will allow us and the Palestinians to reach a historic breakthrough.

We attach vast importance to Egyptian activity in the Gaza Strip and along the border, but I don't intend to allow Egypt to become a mediator between Israelis and Palestinians,