Stopping all the violent and hostile actions means ending the smuggling of arms into the Gaza territory.

Palestinian violence is not a response to the capture of the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian nationalism's roots are not so shallow.

The history of the Zionist enterprise is well-known: surrounded and outnumbered by hostile neighbours, the nascent Israel was forced to defend itself against invasion and certain destruction.

I was not interested in being minister of defense or minister of foreign affairs.

The Palestinian Authority is ruled by Hamas, an organization committed to vehement anti-Semitism, the glorification of terror, and the total destruction of Israel.

This is a difficult situation that we are not accustomed to.