I come from the land of Israel, the land of Zion and Jerusalem. And here I am in humility and with pride, as a son of the Jewish people, one of the generation of the Holocaust and the redemption. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they learn war any more. Despite the tragedies and the disappointments of the past, we must never forsake that vision, that human dream, that unshakeable faith.
Peace is the beauty of life.
It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth. Peace is all of these, and more. You have worked so hard, so insistently, so consistently to achieve this goal.