More Quotes
Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt: “After 18 months and 10 meetings between Iran and IAEA still no agreement on the process. Time for Iran to answer the IAEA’s questions.”
(source: twitter)
Finance Minister Yair Lapid: “I know there are these waves that last a few weeks, in which everyone blames one person for all of the State of Israel’s problems throughout the generations – and that’s fine. I know I am doing what is right. I know it (measures) hurts, but it won’t hurt for long – so forgive me if I’m not impressed by it. I only regret that people are protesting…I feel bad for my neighbors because all those who protest do it on my street, but our house – the bedrooms face the opposite direction, so the only ones who are awakened (by the protests) are the neighbors.”
(source: Ynetnews)
US President Barack Obama: “There’s no more urgent international task than this. We need to get Syrians to the table to agree a transitional government that can win the consent of all of the Syrian people… [but] There will be no political progress unless the opposition is able to withstand the onslaught and put pressure on Assad so he knows there is no military victory.”
(source: BBC News)
Former finance minister and current Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz: “Not only is there room to make cuts from the security budget, but in fact there’s no choice. Syria, Israel’s strongest traditional military rival in the Middle East, is going through a very difficult time, and is less of a threat than in the past…I have great respect for the IDF, but there is still room to make cuts.”
(source: Jerusalem Post)
Prime Minister David Cameron: “There’s an urgent need to start a proper negotiation to force a political transition and to bring this [The Syrian] conflict to an end, and I will… meet with President Putin to discuss this issue further.”
Daniel Taub, the Israeli ambassador to London: “It is a great shame that Professor Hawking has withdrawn from the president’s conference … Rather than caving into pressure from political extremists, active participation in such events is a far more constructive way to promote progress and peace.”