Our role in Israel is a pioneering one, and we need people with certain strength of fiber.
Moshe SharettA reprisal of this magnitude... has never been carried out before. I paced back and forth in my room perplexed and completely depressed, feeling helpless.
Moshe SharettWhen the Jewish state is established - it is very possible that the result will be transfer of Arabs.
Moshe SharettThe state of Israel must, from time to time, prove clearly that it is strong, and able and willing to use force, in a devastating and highly effective way. If it does not prove this, it will be swallowed up, and perhaps wiped off the face of the earth.
Moshe Sharett