When peace comes, we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons.

— Golda Meir Press conference in London (1969)

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What bothers me most is not that Arabs kill our children, but that they force us to kill theirs. -->

As Good as Golda : The Warmth and Wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister (1970)

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