This report is written with key passages of a possible speech marked TEXT , that highlight the clean break which the new government has an opportunity to make. The body of the report is the commentary explaining the purpose and laying out the strategic context of the passages. A New Approach to Peace Early adoption of a bold, new perspective on peace and security is imperative for the new prime minister. We have for four years pursued peace based on a New Middle East . We in Israel cannot play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.
Peace depends on the character and behavior of our foes.
We live in a dangerous neighborhood, with fragile states and bitter rivalries. It is not within our own power , no matter how much we concede, to make peace unilaterally . Israel s quest for peace emerges from, and does not replace , the pursuit of its ideals. Israel can now embrace negotiations, but as means, not ends , to pursue those ideals and demonstrate national steadfastness. Securing the Northern Border Syria challenges Israel on Lebanese soil.