Mona Charen Quotes

It is not a process of bargaining or give-and-take. The peace process is not about giving concessions. We will not allow any step which would hurt the memories of our martyrs.

There have always been people during periods of history that thought that we could get along with the enemy if only we would reach out. Peace in our time is a philosophy.

I fight terrorism as if there was no peace process, and I negotiate the peace process as if there was no terrorism.

With political means and always trying to work for political settlements and this is what I'm going to continue to work on with all my heart.

It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.

I think placing preconditions before negotiations is the quickest way to undermine peace.

And we ought to work our diplomacy first and I think it's a reason it's going to respond increasingly to our diplomacy particularly with the president's direct involvement in the peace process, and I think that's extraordinarily important.

My colleagues and I have gone in the footsteps of our predecessors since the very first day we were called by our people to care for their future. We went any place, we looked for any avenue, we made any effort to bring about negotiations between Israel and its neighbors, negotiations without which peace remains an abstract desire.

If there were women negotiating at Camp David, we would have signed a treaty.

Middle East history is replete with examples of missed and lost chances to make peace.

My goal is not to resolve conflicts and tensions in the region through more war. My goal is to make sure that, you know, we are able to negotiate a deal that we can verify.

The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out.

The Government chose to give peace a chance. The Government chose to do something to achieve it.

Now, it's high time for all those that have an influence on the parties with the conflict to understand that it is in the interest of everybody to put an end to this conflict. But this kind of persuasion, this kind of intense pressure, I believe it's my duty to do, even if I recognize that the contradictions and the different perceptions of interest that exist are making it very difficult.

Help does not mean to intervene. I will not meddle if I am not invited to do so. But if I can serve as a go-between with my experience, I will support the government's call for dialogue with the rebel forces who also have their problems, who also have their fears. I think all us Latin Americans have to help.

It is easier to make war than to make peace.

The United States played the role of encouraging both sides to come together to try to finally resolve this issue, and we were pleased to see leaders on both sides work courageously to get that done.

We need a new kind of offensive in the Middle East. It's called a peace offensive.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

The failure to set standards for Palestinian conduct hurts the cause of peace.

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations, which ironically began six years ago this week.

If you are going to make peace, you can't just meet nice people.

If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

The only people that can make peace are the parties to the conflict, and just as they are responsible for the conflict and its consequences, so should they be given responsibility and recognition for the peace.