“There is no Israeli presence in Gaza, so carrying arms n the streets and having militias isn't justified.”
Rafiq Husseini
“[Israelis are still reeling from their own Nixon-goes-to-China moment.] No other politician had the toughness and the determination to do what he did in the face of the kind of opposition and criticism he faced, ... He's a tough guy.”
Yossi Alpher
“For me, no, but for him, I think so. But not only our people but the majority of the Israeli people are with the peace of the brave.”
Yasser Arafat
“They said I can come in, but I said, 'No, I'm not going without my team, which includes Israelis. They are my friends. I respect and love each member of this team.”
Latif Yahia
“Yes, Hitler is in Tel Aviv and the sky isn't falling. No, this doesn't mean that Israeli hearts are coarsened to the memory of the Holocaust; on the contrary ? the Holocaust is planted so deep in the components of Israeli identity that almost nothing can get to it.”
Tom Segev
“It is no exaggeration to say that Israeli policy in the occupied territories is not simply a matter of foreign policy - it is a matter for British domestic security policy too,”
John Denham
“No one on the Israeli side has ever said that disengagement goes further than Gaza. Let's be very clear, this was a unilateral Israeli step.”
Mark Regev
