A 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 SharettSo we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance.
Moshe SharettOnce the return tide starts, it will be impossible to stem it, and it will prove our undoing.
Moshe SharettFear is the main factor in Arab politics... There is no Arab who is not harmed by Jews' entry into Palestine.
Moshe Sharett