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The Palestinians will have to make compromises and make hard choices…They will have to get off the bandwagon of unilateralism and back to the hard work of direct peacemaking.
We will lower prices for social solidarity…Our economic situation is in many ways better than in Europe. People make a living but at the end of the month nothing is left. Why don‘t they have anything left? Because things cost more here
On Friday, a shocking murder took place in Norway. As of now, 92 victims have been identified but the number could rise. We in Israel completely identify with this disaster and declare our deepest shock over this crime. We have experienced it from other directions and we know the families‘ and the nation‘s agony. Therefore, I again send the condolences of the state, government and people of Israel to the Norwegian people, state and government.
I‘m willing to sit down with (Palestinian) President Abbas right now and negotiate without pre-conditions… on the basis of the desire of both of our peoples to have peace. I think we both agreed that we need to have the idea of two states for two peoples. I think it‘s unnecessary to try to conclude the negotiations before we start them. We‘ll never get anywhere. We just wasted two years.
From the return of the ambassador, the renewal of joint military maneuvers, military and civilian cooperation, ministerial visits, and to all other areas, relations will return to how they were before the flotilla incident.
These attacks are deliberately targeted at Israeli civilians – and continue to represent a serious danger to the population. Israel holds Hamas fully responsible for all attacks emanating from the area that it controls. In response to these attacks, Israel has exercised and will continue to exercise its right to self-defense, as appropriate, and will take all necessary measures to protect its citizens.