"We did not think that [Egyptian President] Nasser wanted war. The two divisions he sent to Sinai on May 14 would not have been sufficient to launch an offensive against Israel. He knew it and we knew it."
"Military cemeteries in every corner of the world are silent testimony to the failure of national leaders to sanctify human life."
"Humans are not made of steel.
They have a heart and a soul, they cry and laugh.
They love and hurt.
They attack, get injured and scream.
Humans are humans."
"Violence erodes the basis of Israeli democracy. It must be condemned, denounced and isolated. "
"Enough blood and tears. Enough. We have no hatred towards you, we do not wish for revenge. We, as you, are people who want to build a house, to plant a tree, to love and live alongside you in dignity, support, as humans, as free people. "
"We are embarking today on a war in which there are no fallen and injured, and not blood nor suffer. And it is the only war in which it is a pleasure to participate - the war for peace."
"I, Military I.D. No. 30743, Retired General in the Israeli Defense Forces, consider myself to be a soldier in the army of peace today. "
"I, who served my country for 27 years as a soldier, I say to you, Your Majesty, the King of Jordan, and I say to you, our American friends: Today we are embarking on a battle which has no dead and no wounded, no blood and no anguish. This is the only battle which is a pleasure to wage: the battle of peace."
"You can only make peace with your enemies. "
"...in our tradition there is a saying that what is a Jewish sport? And the saying is,
speechmaking. I start to believe, Chairman Arafat, that you are close to being Jewish. "
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