I invite President Assad to come to Jerusalem and to speak with me, with our parliament, with whomever he wants to speak in Israel and in the territories among the Palestinians.

We, the soldiers who have returned from battle stained with blood, we who have seen our relatives and friends killed before our eyes, we who have attended their funerals and cannot look into the eyes of their parents, we who have come from a land where parents bury their children, we who have fought against you, the Palestinians We say to you today in a loud and clear voice: Enough of blood and tears. Enough.

There is no way of finding the middle ground, even with the best intentions of the world. Our most sensible policy is to stall.

If you have the same problem for a long time, maybe it's not a problem. Maybe it's a fact.

It is the duty of the government to guarantee maximum security, and this is not an easy task.

I'll continue to carry out whatever we are committed to. Whatever we believe leads us to a permanent solution the way we want it, the way I want it.

I am healthy. I wish all my colleagues to the peace process to be healthy.