We have done great things in the past three years. We based Israel's foreign and security policy on five firm foundations. First, we restored security to Israel's citizens, to its streets and marketplaces. We established the proper linkage between peace and security. If there is no security there is no peace.
Security is a condition for achieving and maintaining real peace.
Second, we instituted the principle of reciprocity. Instead of repeated one-sided concessions by Israel, we insisted that the other side comply with its obligations as a condition for progress in the peace process. This too is essential for achieving real peace. Third, we insisted that any political arrangement should safeguard what is sacred to the Jewish people, chiefly a united Jerusalem and the Jewish communities in the eternal domains of our homeland. Fourth, we significantly reduced the extent of territory which was slated to be handed over to the Palestinians under the Interim Accords, and this too only under the clear and explicit condition that they fulfill their obligations.