What I was doing was servicing the needs of my constituents and I was not allowed to do that because I did not toe the line on U.S. policy for Israel.
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My constituents support Israel.
I was involved in legislating dozens of laws, perhaps hundreds. But my glory didn't lie in legislative work, if there is any glory in it. The Israeli law books are full of laws that aren't enforced anyway.
I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
I am an American citizen, and I have visited Israel on a couple of occasions.
I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people without planning in advance what will be done with them. This was a political and human error in which the government functioned poorly.
I won't intervene in Knesset decisions.
I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
You have to show Israel that it's not going to be forced to do things it doesn't want to do and can't do.
I was authorized to do everything that I did.
There is no prospect that the United States will say to Israel, 'You do such and such and we'll not support you in your security.'