We are at a very critical point, ... If Arafat gives a clear final order to stop the violence, and the violence really, totally stops, then everything is open again for resumption of the talks.
We will take only those actions which are needed to the security of the Israelis.
Since the Palestinians are beginning to wage something that approximates a guerrilla war, our helicopter attack was a signal that if there is one, we have the answer to it.
Since we face a guerrilla warfare, we have to take measures which are counter-guerrilla, ... This is one of the relative advantages of the Israeli Defense Forces, and we are going to exercise them, to use them on the ground.
I don't want to commit.
There are absolutely no security related reasons to cancel flights to Israel, ... We are demanding an explanation from the airlines.
I'm afraid this is the last chance, because a collapse of this summit may lead to, as I've said before, despair on both sides, and despair leads to violence.
This is a tragedy, and they do it with a pretext or without it.
We presume that when El Al passengers are attacked by a gunman at an international airport, we believe this is a terrorist attack, ... 'Til proved otherwise, this is an act of terror.
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