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It was in our power to set high price for our blood, a price too high for the Arab community, the Arab army, or the Arab governments to think it worth paying.

The method of collective punishment so far has proved effective.

We are a small nation, but strong.

Who needs such a long intestine, anyway?

The Jews have opened fire, and they are unready to begin a war.

It's a democracy and if I am outvoted, I have to accept the majority decisions.

Most important, don't do anything you don't want.

The Old City of Jerusalem is in our hands.

Without [the settlements] the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) [Israeli Defense Force] would be a foreign army ruling a foreign population.

Take the American declaration of Independence. It contains no mention of territorial limits. We are not obliged to fix the limits of the State.

Israel must be like a mad dog, too dangerous to bother.

Let us not be afraid to see the hatred that consumes the lives of hundreds of thousands of Arabs who sit around us and wait for the moment when their hands will be able to reach our blood.

We should demand his blood not from the Arabs of Gaza but from ourselves... Let us make our reckoning today.

It was in our power to cause the Arab governments to renounce 'the policy of strength' toward Israel by turning it into a demonstration of weakness.

It isn't a secret that my heart is damaged. All the treatments and medications haven't been effective.

If I had to resign every time the Cabinet disagrees with me, I could not last as a Defense Minister one week.

I know that plans and reality may be two different things, but I think my demands on life are minimal.

To aim and hit, you need one eye only, and one good finger.

There is not one single place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population.

There is no more Palestine. Finished...

I have traveled a long road from the battlefield to the peace table.