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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel : “the U.S. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin… We cannot confirm the origin of these weapons, but we do believe that any use of chemical weapons in Syria would very likely have been originated with the Assad regime…the president has made it clear that the use of chemical weapons or the transfer of such weapons to terrorist groups would be unacceptable. The United States has an obligation to fully investigate, including with all key partners and allies and through the United Nations, evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria”
(source: defense.gov)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “I believe and have always believed that the Israeli economy needs to open up and allow competition, that it should dismantle monopolies …We have created a very centralised economy that is not in accordance with Herzl’s vision. The more competitive the market is the more it serves all citizens, especially the weak.”
(source: Haaretz)
Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel: “This is a step towards peace and coexistence between all sectors. There will not be coexistence between Jews and Arabs without real equality including all the quality of life of every sector. We will continue to promote equality and be rewarded with a revolutionary change. I do not accept equality only in headlines, I only accept true equality. The significance of this industrial park is quality employment and equality of opportunity for everyone – the park proves that it is not a dream but a reality. This is the best statement for coexistence between Jews and Arabs, it is truly significant, not just empty words.”
Brig. Gen. Itai Baron, the head of the Research Division at Military Intelligence: “As we understand, the [Syrian] regime has used deadly chemical weapons in a number of incidents – most probably sarin gas,”
(source: Haaretz)
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: “The bottom line is that Iran is a threat – a real threat. The Iranians must be prevented from developing that capacity to build a nuclear weapon and deliver it.”
US Secretary of State John Kerry: “Everybody has now accepted a concern about extremist elements who have forced their way into this picture, and there is a desire by all parties to move those extremist elements to the side and to give support, I believe, to the Syrian opposition…that’s a big step forward.”
(source: AFP)