Small: So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance
"So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: I am against intervention by a foreign power against us
"I am against intervention by a foreign power against us"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: By the reduction of the Arabs on the one hand and Jewish immigration in the transition period on the other, we
"By the reduction of the Arabs on the one hand and Jewish immigration in the transition period on the other, we will ensure an absolute Hebrew majority in a parliamentary regime"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: What is our vision on this earth - war to the end of all generations and life by the sword?
"What is our vision on this earth - war to the end of all generations and life by the sword?"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: Even of if a certain backlash is unavoidable, we must make the most of the momentous chance with which history
"Even of if a certain backlash is unavoidable, we must make the most of the momentous chance with which history has presented us so swiftly and so unexpectedly"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: As for the long-term future: I am prepared to see in this a vision, not a mystical way but in a realistic way,
"As for the long-term future: I am prepared to see in this a vision, not a mystical way but in a realistic way, of a population exchange on a much more important scale and including larger territories"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: As for the future, we are equally determined to explore all possibilities of getting rid, once and for all, of
"As for the future, we are equally determined to explore all possibilities of getting rid, once and for all, of the huge Arab minority which originally threatened us"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: Arabs respect only the language of force
"Arabs respect only the language of force"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: The opportunities which the present position open up for a lasting and radical solution of the most vexing pro
"The opportunities which the present position open up for a lasting and radical solution of the most vexing problem of the Jewish state are so far-reaching as to take one's breath away"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: I have learned that the state of Israel cannot be ruled in our generation without deceit and adventurism. Thes
"I have learned that the state of Israel cannot be ruled in our generation without deceit and adventurism. These are historical facts that cannot be altered"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: I am against preventive war because it means measures by the UN against us
"I am against preventive war because it means measures by the UN against us"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: A reprisal of this magnitude... has never been carried out before. I paced back and forth in my room perplexed
"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 Sharett, Statesman
Small: We have forgotten that we have not come to an empty land to inherit it, but we have come to conquer a country
"We have forgotten that we have not come to an empty land to inherit it, but we have come to conquer a country from people inhabiting it, that governs it by the virtue of its language and savage culture"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: The state of Israel must, from time to time, prove clearly that it is strong, and able and willing to use forc
"The state of Israel must, from time to time, prove clearly that it is strong, and able and willing to use force, in a devastating and highly effective way. If it does not prove this, it will be swallowed up, and perhaps wiped off the face of the earth"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: We dont know what may yet happen to us, what military and political defeats we may yet have to face
"We don't know what may yet happen to us, what military and political defeats we may yet have to face"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: We are very anxious to bring the Jews of Morocco over and we are doing all we can to achieve this. But we cann
"We are very anxious to bring the Jews of Morocco over and we are doing all we can to achieve this. But we cannot count on the Jews of Morocco alone to build the country, because they have not been educated for this"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: I imagine that the intention is to get rid of them. The interests of security demand that we get rid of them
"I imagine that the intention is to get rid of them. The interests of security demand that we get rid of them"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: Fear is the main factor in Arab politics... There is no Arab who is not harmed by Jews entry into Palestine
"Fear is the main factor in Arab politics... There is no Arab who is not harmed by Jews' entry into Palestine"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be
"I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they
"I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they are the decisive factor in our relations with our neighbors, and Syria is unimportant"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without givin
"Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without giving it the freedom to shed blood from time to time"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: An there is always the question: is it really proven that retaliatory actions solve the security problem?
"An there is always the question: is it really proven that retaliatory actions solve the security problem?"
Moshe Sharett, Statesman
Small: When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didnt think a
"When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: If I tax them, in fact, Im not taxing the capitalists, I am taxing the people who have saved, trusted. It was
"If I tax them, in fact, I'm not taxing the capitalists, I am taxing the people who have saved, trusted. It was very controversial, those sorts of things. But finally, it worked out"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you dont be
"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Those who dont know how to weep with their whole heart, dont know how to laugh either
"Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of
"Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under pressure from my parents I could
"They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under pressure from my parents; I could do whatever I wanted. I never had a negative word from them, nothing whatsoever"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: There was one occasion when I was very young - eight years or seven years old - that Jewish businessmen went t
"There was one occasion when I was very young - eight years or seven years old - that Jewish businessmen went through the forest, and they were assassinated. And that was for the first time I saw in our paper where there were assassinations in our place"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized
"That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: That was my way, and I also use the music after five years, I started hearing opera, opera, it was very good i
"That was my way, and I also use the music after five years, I started hearing opera, opera, it was very good instrument to keep the spirit very strong because you feel like you are yourself singing opera, and I used to hear a lot of opera, they send me tapes"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: So I decided the only place I can speak to the world is from outside Israel
"So I decided the only place I can speak to the world is from outside Israel"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative
"We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yo
"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We dont want victories anymore
"It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it wa
"I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Dont be humble... youre not that great
"Don't be humble... you're not that great"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: The main points were: one, the amount of Israels nuclear weapons, how many Israel had, that no one could predi
"The main points were: one, the amount of Israel's nuclear weapons, how many Israel had, that no one could predict or know, including the CIA. They were thinking about a number like 10 or 15. But I came out with a number between 150 to 200"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: Second point is no one here could predict or know that Israel was involved or started producing the hydrogen b
"Second point is no one here could predict or know that Israel was involved or started producing the hydrogen bomb - the most advanced and powerful atomic bomb that can kill millions of people"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic bomb
"My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic bomb"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist