Nachman Shai Quotations

The 'timeout' means that we are going to reassess our position of where things stand right now. It doesn't mean we are going to withdraw our support for the peace process, just the opposite.

It's very difficult to absorb them, and there are so many poor Israelis who need help, too. This will happen, but it will take time.

Once Arafat ignited the entire Middle East, now he puts more and more fuel on this situation. He wants the fire to burn and to be as high as possible ... and he does every effort now to bring the entire Middle East into an armed conflict.

He's has successfully ignited the Middle East. He's shooting everyone now. He doesn't really want to settle the current crisis.

This is the time for us to show that we appreciate what the Americans have been doing for Israel and Israelis for so many years.