Olmert: We Must Evacuate Jews

June 1, 2006

“In the coming period, we will move to set the final borders of the State of Israel…We will try to achieve this in an agreement with the Palestinians…These negotiations will be based on the principles of the Road Map and, of course, an end to violence and a disarming of terrorist organizations.

”For thousands of years, we carried the dream of Greater Israel in our hearts. This country, with these complete historical borders, will forever remain in our souls. We will never separate from our hearts the places, which were the birth of our civilization, where our most precious memories are kept. But recognizing the reality and the circumstances, we are prepared to compromise; to give up parts of our beloved land of Israel, where we buried our sons and warriors; to give up with great pain, to evacuate Jews who lived there; to create the conditions that will allow you [Palestinians] to fulfill your dreams and to live beside us in your state, in peace and quiet…”

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