in his speech to the first zionist conference, the founder of the zionist movement, theodore herzl, said about the national hall that this idea is so big we must speak of it only in the simplest turn. -- only in the simplest terms. today, i will speak about the immense challenge for peace in the simplest terms as possible, at i level. even as we look toward the horizon, we must be firmly connected to the reality, to truth. the simple truces is the root of the conflict was and remains at the refusal to recognize the right of the jewish people to a state of its own in its historic homeland. in 1947, when he would propose the partition plan of a jewish state and an arab state, the entire arab world rejected the resolution, where is the jewish community welcomed it by dancing and rejoicing. the arabs rejected any jewish state and any borders. those who think the continued enmity toward israel is a problem of our continued presence is confusing cause and consequence. the attacks against us began in the 1920's, escalated into an all-out attack in 1948 with the declaration of israel's independe

in his speech to the first zionist conference in basel, the founder of the zionist movement, theodore herzl, said about the jewish national home "this idea is so big that we must speak of it only in the simplest terms. "today, i will speak about the immense challenge of peace in the simplest words possible. even as we look toward the horizon, we must be firmly connected to reality, to the truth. and the simple truth is that the root of the conflict was, and remains, the refusal to recognise the right of the jewish people to a state of their own, in their historic homeland. in 1947, when the united nations proposed the partition plan of a jewish state and an arab state, the entire arab world rejected the resolution. the jewish community, by contrast, welcomed it by dancing and rejoicing. the arabs rejected any jewish state, in any borders. those who think that the continued enmity toward israel is a product of our presence in judea, samaria and gaza, is confusing cause and consequence. the attacks against us began in the 1920s, escalated into a comprehensive attack in 1948 with the declarati