“I'm sorry that some of these deadlines have been missed, especially by a government in Israel that has been very much against the peace process for three years between 1996 and 1999,”
“When there's a will by both sides, the final five weeks might be sufficient, ... I hope Palestinians and Israelis will be strong enough to get to the moment of truth, to the permanent solution, which is around the corner.”
“But it doesn't mean if, God forbid, this opportunity is missed that we have to turn our backs to each other and say, 'Alas, there's no peace between us,'”
“Two very important and delicate functions, swearing in judges and granting clemency, should not be fulfilled by the president himself in the near future, while he is under investigation by the police,”
