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,

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...

We are carrying out a broad operation against terrorism, a broad operation against the Islamic Jihad infrastructure in light of Islamic Jihad’s intention to continue with suicide bombings.

Yes, the Israeli Army will continue to use all means necessary,

The Palestinians need to take action.

I am asking my fellow Knesset members and ministers, assuming each of us has a son in the army: Is he, under these circumstances, ready that his son serve in the Philadelphi Route?

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

We will not put up with this,

I’m not at all sure that we can ever reach a peace agreement with the present Palestinian leadership, … We shall have to wait for the next generation.

[Restrictions on Movement: IOF have imposed severe restrictions on the freedom of movement of Palestinian civilians, especially in communities located near Israeli settlements. They have continued to close Erez crossing for the third consecutive week...

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

This crossing is wide open to terrorists and weapons, and jeopardizes Israel’s security.

I do not see how any public places, this of course includes synagogues, can be protected,

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

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.

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

[JERUSALEM, Sept. 22 (Xinhuanet) — Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz on Thursday sharply criticized former finance minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying his plan to move up the date of the Likud party leader elections could destroy...

We have the right to defend ourselves.

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

it is very hard for me to give the army orders to destroy and blow up Jewish synagogues.

The Palestinian Authority has to move from the talking stage to the action stage, … We will not be able to continue in this process if the Palestinian Authority does not start taking concrete actions...

The attempt to overthrow the prime minister shows a lack of national responsibility and threatens to undermine the stability of the government,

There is an intent to continue it until they cannot carry out any more suicide bombings,

has the potential for improving security ties between Israel and Egypt’s defense establishments.

will be hit again and again until they understand there are new rules to the game.

Israel will not be able to accept an Iranian nuclear capability and it must have the capability to defend itself, with all that that implies, and this we are preparing.

It could mean the withdrawal is delayed by one day but that is acceptable because on everything else we are ahead of schedule,

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

The central committee members are well aware that Israel should not be plunged into another election campaign.

We want to deal with President Abbas,

Words do not satisfy me. As long as there is no quiet, the terror organizations will not know quiet.

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

The offensive action will continue also on the ground, from the air and the sea. The army will fight Hezbollah,

As a Jew and the defense minister in the State of Israel, it’s very difficult for me to instruct the Israel Defense Forces to destroy and blow up Jewish synagogues,

The Palestinian Authority has to move from words to deeds, … We will not be able to continue this process if the Palestinian Authority will not move to real action against the terror organizations.

We have to make it clear to the Palestinians that Israel will not let the recent events pass without a response,

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 simple fact is that they have not accepted any of the four rules, and this indicates their true intentions.

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...

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...

includes everything the state of Israel knows how to do, and everything the defense establishment knows how to do, so…the (Israeli) residents of communities around Gaza will be able to live in peace and quiet.

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,

The response needs to be crushing.

This is the time for Palestinians to take action against Palestinian terror groups,

We will continue the targeted killings at this pace. No one will be immune.

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

We can see clearly that the new rules Israel set in the Gaza Strip are making their mark, but they have yet to bring about a complete transformation within the Strip’s major bases of power,

On Monday the 12th of the month no Israeli army soldier will remain in the boundaries of the Gaza Strip.

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

If the Hamas organization, Mahmoud al-Zahar, or Ismail Haniyah and the others continue with rocket fire, we will send them to the same place as Rantissi and Yassin. Let there be no doubt about it.