Shaul Mofaz
Shaul Mofaz
Lt. General Shaul Mofazis an Israeli former soldier and politician. He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1966 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade. He fought in the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War, and Operation Entebbe with the paratroopers and Sayeret Matkal, an elite special forces unit. In 1998 he became the sixteenth IDF's Chief of the General Staff, serving until 2002...
direct effort feeling possible resources strengthen
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.
agreement years waiting
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.
compassion entire far heart matter poverty suffered
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,
endanger house members reality understand
I want to tell all the members of the house who don't understand reality has changed, ... does not endanger Israel's security.
pace percent planned three timetable within
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,
bring change hope paying positive price
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,
again coming concluded due handing happen meet possible responsibility towns
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.
allow clear deterrent ease gaza intend strip understand until
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.
coming light state
I don't think that a Palestinian state will see the light of day in the coming years.
clear mean needs word
It needs to be clear to them that we mean every word we say,
The Palestinians should know that what they won't do, we will,