Shaul Mofaz
Shaul Mofaz
Lt. General Shaul Mofazis an Israeli former soldier and politician. He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1966 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade. He fought in the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War, and Operation Entebbe with the paratroopers and Sayeret Matkal, an elite special forces unit. In 1998 he became the sixteenth IDF's Chief of the General Staff, serving until 2002...
complex difficult fighting main operations region situation theater
The situation in Judea and Samaria will be complex and difficult after the disengagement. The region will become our main theater of operations for fighting terror.
coming light state
I don't think that a Palestinian state will see the light of day in the coming years.
balance economic needs proper security
a proper balance between our security needs and the Palestinians' economic needs.
endanger house members reality understand
I want to tell all the members of the house who don't understand reality has changed, ... does not endanger Israel's security.
clear mean needs word
It needs to be clear to them that we mean every word we say,
groups terror
As long as there is no quiet, the terror groups will know no quiet,
according acting army decision ways
Different ways of acting will be presented, ... The army will act according to the decision of the Cabinet.
believes best clear defend israeli security states united
The United States believes we have a right to defend our people, ... The U.S. is very clear we have to give the best security to the Israeli people.
compassion entire far heart matter poverty suffered
I don't think he has ever suffered from want in his entire life, and so the matter of poverty and compassion is far from his heart and also from his policy,
agreement years waiting
I am not at all sure we could ever reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians' present leadership. We shall have to wait for the next generation. The most we could expect is, perhaps, another interim agreement. A Palestinian state? A permanent settlement? I do not see that happening in the coming years.
pace percent planned three timetable within
The evacuation was conducted honorably and within a shorter timetable than anticipated. We planned three weeks. But 50 to 60 percent (of settlers) had already left. This accelerated the pace of evacuations from the outset,