to us by the wisdom of the proverbs of Solomon:
"Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
"Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith than an house full of sacrifices with strife."
Why don't we repeat together the Psalms of David the Prophet:
"Unto thee will I cry, O Lord. Hear the voice of my supplications. When I cry unto thee, when I lift my hands towards thy holy oracle.
"Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief in their hearts.
"Give them according to their deeds and according to the wickedness of their endeavours."
And i repeat (again) his final words to the Israeli Knesset
on November 20, 1977. He said:
"I have chosen to come to you with an open heart and an open mind. I have chosen to give this great impetus to all international efforts exerted for peace. I have chosen to present to you in your own home, the realities, devoid of any scheme or whim. Not to maneuver, or win a round, but for us to win together, the most dangerous of rounds embattled in modern history, the battle of permanent peace based on justice.
It is not my battle alone. Nor is it the battle of the leadership in Israel alone. It is the battle of all and every citizen in all our territories, whose right is to live in peace. It is the commitment of conscience and responsibility in the hearts of millions.
When I put forward this initiative, many asked what it is that I conceived as possible to achieve during this visit and what my expectations were. And as I answer the questions, I announce before you that I have not thought of carrying out this initiative from the precepts of what could be achieved during this visit. I have come here to deliver a message. I have delivered the message and may God be my witness.
I repeat with Zacharia: Love, right and justice. From the holy Koran I quote the following verses: "We believe in God and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the 13 Jewish tribes. And in the books given to Moses and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord, who made no distinction between them." So we agree, Salam Aleikum--peace be upon you."
There is a clear choice of roads to a just peace. I am aware
of the United Nations activities as i write this (on January 6,
1982).