"I want to tell you something very clear."
"Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it."
Ariel Sharon - Oct. 3, 2001.
*Ariel Sharon was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
*Occupied Jerusalem: 3 October, 2001 (IAP News)
An acrimonious argument erupted during the Israeli cabinet weekly session last week between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his foreign Minister Shimon Peres during which Sharon reportedly yelled at Peres, saying "don't worry about American pressure, we control America."
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