Any one who speaks in favor of bringing the Arab refugees back must also say how he expects to take the responsibility for it, if he is interested in the state of Israel. It is better that things are stated clearly and plainly: We shall not let this happen.

My delegation cannot refrain from speaking on this question - we who have such an intimate knowledge of boxcars and of deportations to unknown destinations tha…

How can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to.

I have faced difficult problems in the past but nothing like the one I'm faced with now in leading the country.