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“It’s a good word, ‘unprecedented’. It doesn’t have figures and specific ideas attached to it at this point. But it is meant to send the strongest possible signal to both that we really want to see this agreement happen. We know it’s difficult. We are in touch with both sides. We are in touch very much with Secretary Kerry for all the work he is doing. And if they do move in that direction they will see the European Union respond in every possible way. Political support, economic support, whatever we can do. So it’s a very deliberately chosen work to express a very important feeling.”
“The IDF has protested this outrageous breach of Israel’s sovereignty with UNIFIL and has heightened its state of preparedness along the border.”
“We don’t ask anyone to boycott Israel itself. We have relations with Israel, we have mutual recognition with Israel”.
“My choice is clear, peace and security, and not settlements and isolation. … Yes, we live in a tough neighbourhood. We left Gaza and received a difficult security reality. But I want to make it clear, when we speak of peace it is not in the place of security, but rather as an integral part of Israel’s security concept. Israel’s security will be the principal part of any future diplomatic arrangement. … Israel is more secure when it achieves normalization with the countries of the Arab League, and when schoolchildren will not learn to hate Israel, but rather about being neighbours.”
“I hope our region will have leaders like Mandela, who will say no more violence, no more armed battle, it’s time for peace.”
“The beauty is that this is a regional deal and it is important to everyone to save the Dead Sea. Despite political issues and the (Israeli-Palestinian) conflict, we proved that we can all work together.”