More Quotes
“I repeatedly said there is a Knesset majority in support of an agreement… This is an historical moment when a decision will have to be taken… Both leaders [Netanyahu and PA President Mahmoud Abbas] will have to decide if they can lead a brave, historical move.” Opposition and Labour Party leader Issac Herzog MK
“I want to express true appreciation for the efforts being made by Kerry, who is spending days and nights and investing his heart and soul in the attempt to bring about the end of the conflict between us and the Palestinians… our cooperation with the Americans is the basis for our entire foreign policy. We have to understand that any other offer we receive from the international community will be much less favourable for us—we will not get a better offer.” Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman
“The framework will address all core issues. My role is not to impose U.S. ideas but to facilitate the ideas of both parties…We are 5 months into the peace talks. It’s a long process but it is not mission impossible.”
“I can’t stop thinking about Arik [Sharon’s nickname] this evening.”
“The Israeli government’s commitment to release Palestinian prisoners helped enable the start and continuation of the final status negotiations, and we believe this is a positive step forward in the overall process.” (State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, 30 December 2013)
“We also know that Iran, of course, is behind this arming by Hezbollah. It is the same Iran which is continuing to assist the Syrian government in slaughtering civilians and which is continuing to arm terrorist organizations that are perpetrating acts of terrorism in many countries. It is also the same Iran that is currently developing centrifuges that are capable of enriching uranium six times faster than its regular centrifuges.
All of this is being done now, before the agreement is written. Even before the agreement is signed I see that the Iranian economy is recovering somewhat. We are monitoring these developments and are pointing them out to the world. We continue to see preventing the nuclearization of Iran as our main goal vis-à-vis the national security of the State of Israel, as well as the security of the region and the entire world.”
(Opening remarks at weekly cabinet meeting, 29/12/2013)