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Source: http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/PMSpeaks/speechknesset170706.htm
Prime Minister Olmert: "This Is a National Moment of Truth"
[Prime Minister's Office] Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addressed the Knesset on Monday: Over the past few weeks, our enemies have challenged the sovereignty of the State of Israel and the safety of its residents - first in the southern sector, then on the northern border, and deeper into the home front. Israel did not seek these confrontations. On the contrary. We have done a lot to prevent them. We returned to the borders of the State of Israel, recognized by the entire international community. There were those who misconstrued our desire for peace as a sign of frailty. Our enemies misinterpreted our willingness to exercise restraint as a sign of weakness. They were wrong. The campaign we are engaged in these days is against the terror organizations operating from Lebanon and Gaza. These organizations are nothing but "subcontractors" operating under the inspiration, permission, instigation, and financing of the terror-sponsoring and peace-rejecting regimes in Tehran and Damascus. On the Palestinian front, we will conduct a tireless battle until terror ceases, Gilad Shalit is returned home safely, and the shooting of Kassam missiles stops. In Lebanon, we will insist on compliance with the terms stipulated by the international community: The return of the hostages, Ehud (Udi) Goldwasser and Eldad Regev; A complete cease fire; Deployment of the Lebanese army in all of southern Lebanon; Expulsion of Hizballah from the area, and fulfillment of UN Resolution 1559. We are at a national moment of truth. Israel will not be held hostage - not by terror gangs or by a terrorist authority or by any sovereign state.