The proposed policy [of raising the level of public service in the occupied territories] may clash with our intention to encourage emigration from both [Gaza] Strip and Judea and Samaria. Anyone who has practical ideas or proposal to encourage emigration-let him speak up. No idea or proposal is to be dismissed out of hand.

Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame you, because these geography books no longer exist; not only do the books not exist, the Arab villages are not there either. Nahalal arose in the place of Mahalul, Gevat - in the place of Jibta, Sarid - in the place of Haneifs and Kefar Yehoshua - in the place of Tell Shaman. There is no one place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population.

I don't think we should be a model family living in a model home.

The method of collective punishment so far has proved effective.

I am not supposed to be an expert in every field. I am supposed to be an expert in picking experts.

Israel must be like a mad dog, too dangerous to bother.

Take the American declaration of Independence. It contains no mention of territorial limits. We are not obliged to fix the limits of the State.