a blunt political instrument to serve the PLO's diplomatic and military agenda against Israel.

There are lots of questions about what the security situation of Israel will be the day after the last withdrawal,

Unless the green light is turned into a red light, unless there's a clear message (from) Mr. Arafat to stop terrorism, there can't be any peace process.

There are no quick solutions. This is not armored warfare in the Sinai, where you encircle divisions of the other side and end it in six days. But with determination and perseverance, Israel will win this struggle.

The escalation that has occurred is because (Palestinian Authority President Yasser) Arafat gave a green light to a variety of Palestinian organizations ... to attack Israeli targets.

it was pretty clear he didn't think he could get a quid pro quo from the Palestinians. He did think, however, that he could get one from the United States.