Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett had hoped for a comprehensive peace settlement at Lausanne, but he was no match for Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, who saw the armistice agreements that stopped the fighting with the Arab states as sufficient, and put a low priority on a permanent peace treaty.
Ministrul de Externe israelian Moshe Sharett sperase să semneze un acord de pace complet la Lausanne, dar intenția lui nu coincidea cu cea a prim-ministrului David Ben-Gurion, care a considerat suficient armistițiul care a dus la încetarea luptelor cu statele arabe, acordând din acest motiv o prioritate redusă semnării unui tratat de pace permanent.