Israel, he said, was “carrying on its shoulders the heavy gates of Gaza, on whose other side crowd hundreds of thousands of eyes and hands praying for our moment of weakness so that they can tear us apart.” He warned against “the day that we heed the ambassadors of conspiring hypocrisy who call upon us to put down our arms.” He concluded that “this is the choice of our lives — to be ready and armed and strong
Gaza: Upending a failed paradigm
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“To our Arab neighbors, Israel extends the hand of peace and to all people of all faiths, we guarantee freedom of worship,” said then-Defense Minister Moshe Dayan.
Israel's 75th birthday: Despite endless war, Jewish state survives and even thrives
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