Shaul Mofaz Quotations

If we don't have quiet, the terror organisations will not know quiet,

I grew up in a house where they cut the bread thick and spread thin,

I look with hope to the future, that the price we are paying ... will in the end bring about a positive change in Israel's situation,

The Palestinians should know that what they won't do, we will,

It is not on the agenda at the moment. We still have room for maneuver and for other activities.

I saw people torn apart and limbs scattered on all sides,

We are trying to ease life of the Palestinians and to improve the economic situation in the Palestinian side, but the main obstacle is the terror activities,

We have to make every effort to direct resources to strengthen the settlement blocs, ... We must do everything possible to strengthen the residents' feeling of security.

We haven't concluded yet which towns or when, ... It is very possible that in some of the Palestinian towns, the handing over of responsibility will happen in the coming days. We are due to meet again to finalize the issues.

We are continuing to do everything possible to improve the quality of life for the Palestinian population that is not involved with terror,

We don't intend to ease up until they (the militants) understand we have a deterrent policy, ... We have made it clear that we won't allow this (rocket fire) to go on. The Gaza Strip will shake.

We will do everything we can so that attacks like these will not occur in the future.

to check out the measures needed in order to reduce this threat. We have to think about this, but so does every single country in the world.

broken the track that was supposed to give the diplomatic process a chance.

Different ways of acting will be presented, ... The army will act according to the decision of the Cabinet.

The United States believes we have a right to defend our people, ... The U.S. is very clear we have to give the best security to the Israeli people.

The situation in Judea and Samaria will be complex and difficult after the disengagement. The region will become our main theater of operations for fighting terror.

a proper balance between our security needs and the Palestinians' economic needs.

As long as there is no quiet, the terror groups will know no quiet,

It needs to be clear to them that we mean every word we say,

I want to tell all the members of the house who don't understand reality has changed, ... does not endanger Israel's security.

I don't think that a Palestinian state will see the light of day in the coming years.

I don't think he has ever suffered from want in his entire life, and so the matter of poverty and compassion is far from his heart and also from his policy,

I am not at all sure we could ever reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians' present leadership. We shall have to wait for the next generation. The most we could expect is, perhaps, another interim agreement. A Palestinian state? A permanent settlement? I do not see that happening in the coming years.

The evacuation was conducted honorably and within a shorter timetable than anticipated. We planned three weeks. But 50 to 60 percent (of settlers) had already left. This accelerated the pace of evacuations from the outset,