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“We [in the Yesh Atid party] will push the process forward tirelessly. Ministers get reports directly from [Israel’s chief negotiator and Justice Minister] Tzipi Livni. I won’t get into details of what is happening in the talks, because that would be irresponsible.
I would rather have a peace process than a headline.” (Jerusalem Post)
“For the first time in over a decade, there is a serious prospect Gaza gas actually happens … The Palestinian side is resolved; the Israeli side will take a little longer.” (Financial Times)
“Israel does not oppose Iran having a peaceful nuclear energy program. But as has been demonstrated in many countries, from Canada to Indonesia, peaceful programs do not require uranium enrichment or plutonium production. Iran’s nuclear weapons programme does.”
IDF Southern Commander Maj. Gen. Shlomo Turjeman said, “This is a terrorist industry for all intents and purposes, which includes people who rent houses and land, planners, diggers and engineers. Hamas invests tens of millions of dollars in developing the tunnels instead of investing them in the population, in building houses and schools, in jobs and in industry. It cynically takes advantage of our willingness to let construction materials into the Gaza Strip for the benefit of the population.”
“Effectively that is what Iran is proposing. It is proposing that it gets rid of some of our military nuclear capability but we leave really the bulk of what we need to rush forward and make enough enriched uranium to make a bomb and you remove the sanctions …” (Sky News)