I'll Continue To Carry Out

We, The Soldiers Who Have Returned From Battle Stained With Blood, We Who Have Seen Our Relatives And Friends Killed Before Our Eyes, We Who Have Attended Their Funerals And Cannot Look Into The Eyes Of Their Parents, We Who Have Come From A Land Where Parents Bury Their Children, We Who Have Fought Against You, The Palestinians We Say To You Today In A Loud And Clear Voice: Enough Of Blood And Tears. Enough.

I, Serial Number 30743, Lieutenant General In Reserves Yitzhak Rabin, A Soldier In The Israeli Defense Forces And In The Army Of Peace, I, Who Have Sent Armies Into Fire And Soldiers To Their Death, Say Today: We Sail Onto A War Which Has No Casualties, No Wounded, No Blood Nor Suffering. It Is The Only War Which Is A Pleasure To Participate In - The War For Peace.

The Use Of Force, Including Beatings, Undoubtedly Has Brought About The Impact We Wanted - Strengthening The [occupied] Population's Fear Of The Israeli Defense Forces.

Military Cemeteries In Every Corner Of The World Are Silent Testimony To The Failure Of National Leaders To Sanctify Human Life.

Only The Change On The International Scene, The Crisis In The Gulf, And The Strong, Firm Position Of The United States Against Aggression Between Two Arab Countries Created Realities That Led To The Madrid Peace Conference.