"If cars and buses were attacked daily by petrol bombs or stones for 16 months in Washington, could you imagine it would be tolerated? It would not, because in the name of democracy, to preserve democracy, steps would be taken."
Israeli general and politician who served as prime minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006. He was a central figure in multiple Arab-Israeli wars and later led the Gaza disengagement plan. He left office after a severe stroke and died in 2014.