"For years we talked mostly about security. I think that this approach was a mistake - to emphasize security - because for security you have that or other means. I think Israel made a mistake, and I include myself as one of those [who did not] speak about the Jewish rights over this country. It's painful."

-- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, addressing the Foreign Press Corps in Israel at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem, January 11, 2004