i stand here mainly for the generations to come, so that we may all be deemed worthy of the medal which you have bestowed on me and my colleagues today.
i stand here as the emissary today —— if they will allow me —— of our neighbors who were our enemies. i stand here as the emissary of the soaring hopes of a people which has endured the worst that history has to offer and nevertheless made its mark —— not just on the chronicles of the jewish people but on all mankind.
with me here are five million citizens of israel —— jews, arabs, druze and circassians —— five million hearts beating for peace, and five million pairs of eyes which look at us with such great expectations for peace.
ladies and gentlemen,
i wish to thank, first and foremost, those citizens of the state of israel, of all the generations, of all the political persuasions, whose sacrifices and relentless struggle for peace bring us steadier closer to our goal.
i wish to thank our partners —— the egyptians, the jordanians, and the palestinians, that are led by the chairman of the palestinian liberation organization, mr. yasser arafat, with whom we share this nobel prize —— who have chosen the path of peace and are writing a new page in the annals of the middle east.
i wish to thank the members of the israeli government, but above all my partner the foreign minister, mr. shimon peres, whose energy and devotion to the cause of peace are an example to
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