Gideon Meir
Gideon Meir
Gideon Meiris an Israeli diplomat...
asked build departure future happy help instead israeli israelis whining worth
Instead of being happy and celebrating the Israeli departure from Gaza, they are whining and crying, ... This will not help them build a future Palestinian state. What will the Israelis say if they are asked to make any more sacrifices? I don't know, but they may think it's not worth it if this is the result.
few months run time tried
We tried to do it a few months ago. At that time, he managed to run away. This time we got him.
cities security
We have to tighten our security around the cities and that is what we are doing.
commitment stick sure
We need to make sure the Palestinians stick to their commitments.
days few last
What's been going on these last few days has been so moving,
arafat looking major order regional
What Arafat is looking for is a deterioration, a regional deterioration, in order to take the whole region into a major war, ... This Week.
anyone difficult faster question
This was the most difficult place, no question about that. But in the end it went faster than anyone imagined.
action words
Words, words and words are not action. We need action,
patience running until
Until now, we had a lot of patience, but patience is running out,
mitchell response saw tonight
What we saw tonight in Tel Aviv was the Palestinian response to the Mitchell report,
democracy
We had no choice. We did what any democracy would have done.
painful paying
They are paying a really painful price. It's a painful process.
extend government hand israel itself order peace process took willing
A process that the Israel government ... took upon itself in order to extend our hand in peace to the Palestinians. This is what Israel is willing to do in order to live in peace with the Palestinians.
act arafat attacks israelis minimum response terror vicious
Arafat is not the target. This response is the minimum Israelis can do as an act of self-defense after the massive, vicious terror attacks on civilians.