Ariel Sharon Quotes on Violence (13 Quotes)

There is no reason that harsher words should not be used in the matter of violence against soldiers,

The United States has to put pressure on Arafat to stop the violence. The situation is intolerable. Israel cannot continue in this situation for many days,

The government I will lead will make every effort to reach peace, but the condition for starting peace talks is the cessation of terror and violence.

If the violence continues, the Palestinians will lose more assets, and they have something to lose,

If the Palestinians choose the path of peace ... they will find me and my government a sincere and true partner, ... we will demand the Palestinians abandon the way of violence, terrorism and incitement.

The state of Israel proved that it is willing to make painful concessions in order to resolve the conflict with the Palestinians, ... I call on the Palestinian leadership to show determination and leadership and to eliminate terror, violence and the culture of hatred from our relations.

I have outlined to Gen. Powell the steps I will take if calm is restored in order to ease the economic conditions of the Palestinian population in the Palestinian Authority territories, ... One thing will be clear. Israel will not be negotiating under the pressure of terror and violence.

We will conduct negotiations with the Palestinians in order to achieve political settlements, but not under the pressure of terrorism and violence, ... We're prepared to ease the suffering of the Palestinians, but we cannot do this under the pressure of terrorism and violence.

there is no link between the end of violence and the question of the settlements. That issue has to be discussed later on between the parties.

deepening its involvement in incitement, violence and terror.

I have in the past declared that in order to achieve a real, just and durable peace, I would be willing to make painful compromises. But we cannot make any compromise on the security of our citizens and their right to live without the threat of terrorism and violence,

Now there is a real chance that new Palestinian leaders will rise -- those who will be elected -- who will truly abandon the path of terror and instead will advance a strategy of reconciliation and negotiation without violence, terror and hatred,

On Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Colin Powell said both Palestinians and Israelis are pursuing policies right now that will just lead to more violence. ... take a hard look at his policies to see whether they will work.