We did not think that [Egyptian President] Nasser wanted war. The two divisions he sent to Sinai on May 14 would not have been sufficient to launch an offensive against Israel. He knew it and we knew it.

We accept every form or way to talk to the Syrians how to achieve peace.

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

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

But, more than anything, in the more than three years of this Government's existence, the Israeli people has proven that it is possible to make peace, that peace opens the door to a better economy and society; that peace is not just a prayer. Peace is first of all in our prayers, but it is also the aspiration of the Jewish people, a genuine aspiration for peace.

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

We walked outside, Ben-Gurion accompanying us. Allon repeated his question, What is to be done with the Palestinian population?' Ben-Gurion waved his hand in a gesture which said 'Drive them out!