This is the worst attack on Jerusalem that has ever happened.

Apparently this is the answer of the Palestinian Authority to our gesture of peace, ... and I must tell you that our patience has limits as we are witnessing an escalation of a war of terror against us.

another example of terrorism directed against innocent civilians.

In the last 24 hours we have seen a wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks. The attack of this morning is particularly shocking, because, as a gesture of good will, Israel allows Palestinian workers to come into Israel.

This is not the answer we were expecting from our declaration of a cease-fire. We stretched our hands in peace, and the response was horrifying.

[But he lauded U.S. efforts to get the peace talks back on track.] I think it is important to try to base an effort on the Mitchell report to try and cease violence, ... Israel has announced that it is in complete agreement with the finding of the Mitchell report. We will like to see the Palestinians declare publicly also their willingness.