More Quotes
Sir Mark Lyall Grant, Britain’s Ambassador to the UN: “[There is] credible evidence in small quantities that chemical weapons have been used by the regime in Syria…We continue to inform the secretary-general and Mr Sellstrom [Ake Sellstrom, Swedish head of the UN chemical weapons investigation team] of any information as, and when, we get it.”
Prime Minister David Cameron: “We should be clear about the nature of what is happening in Syria today. This is not just a tragedy for Syria; it can end up being a tragedy for us too if we do not handle this properly…That is why I believe it is right to lift the EU arms embargo on the Syrian opposition. There needs to be a clear sense that (president Bashar) Assad cannot fight his way to victory, nor use the talks to buy more time to slaughter Syrians in their own homes and on their own streets.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “The Middle East is going through an especially sensitive period of shocks and upheavals in many sectors. While we have no interest in being party to the conflicts around us, we are acting and we are committed to prevent dangers to Israel’s security, and we have a clear policy of responding to attempted attacks against our territory.”
Foreign Secretary William Hague: “The continued flow of weapons to the [Syrian] regime and the difficulties and disagreements on the attending the Geneva talks don’t help at all to resolve this crisis.”
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “If the missiles are provided and become operational Israel’s entire airspace will become a no-fly zone…The missile transfer is a significant security challenge to Israel and we will not be able to stand idly by.”
(source: Haaretz)
Israel’s Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon: “The deliveries have not taken place, I can attest to this, and I hope they do not. But if, by some misfortune, they arrive in Syria, we will know what to do.”