
Address to the International Council of Social Democratic Women
Delivered during a period of high regional tension surrounding the Yom Kippur War, emphasizing the human toll of conflict and the prerequisite for genuine peace.
Full Transcript
We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new type of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.
When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons.
Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.
Defining Key Excerpts
"Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us."
"We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new type of cotton is grown."
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