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Tzipi Livni: “The commitment to [peace] negotiations led to a partnership with the prime minister after I was [given the necessary authority] to negotiate with the aim of ending the conflict with the Palestinians…The diplomatic issue is at the centre of our lives, this reality is what is bringing the US president here on a visit next month.”
(source: Ynetnews
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov: “We believe the attack that happened in Burgas last year was organised by people connected to the military wing of Hezbollah…We in Europe need to take collective measures to make sure that such attacks will never happen again on EU soil, that we are protected as the EU. We must send a strong message to the rest of the world, that activities like this are unacceptable, no matter where they are planned or executed.”
(source: the Jerusalem Post)
President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres: “It is time to return to the peace process. The Prime Minister repeated his commitment to the two state solution. There is no other solution if you want peace but to enable the Palestinians to have a demilitarized state of their own. The only alternative to the two state solution is a bi-national country, which means an ongoing quarrel, ongoing hatred and an ongoing conflict, which is bad for them and for us, for their children and for our children. We are building a government not only to govern but also to have the right vision.”
(Source: MFA)
incoming US Secretary of State John Kerry: “I want to reiterate that these talks can only make progress if the Iranians come to the table determined to make and discuss real offers and engage in a real dialogue. Countries that have peaceful programmes do not have problems proving to people that they are peaceful… So we are not going to get trapped into a delay-after-delay process here… I think it is incumbent on the Iranians to prove that they are prepared to meet our willingness…to be open to a diplomatic resolution.”
(source: Jerusalem Post)
Justice Ministry Statement: “For security reasons, the prisoner was held under a pseudonym, but his family was notified of the arrest immediately. The prisoner was held by proxy of an arrest warrant issued by the court. The proceedings were overseen by senior officials in the Justice Ministry and he was duly represented in all the proceedings against him by attorneys Roi Belcher, Moshe Mazor and Boaz Ben-Zur… The prisoner’s legal rights were observed at all times, according to the law,”
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor: “Iran’s arm extends from Syria into Lebanon, where it has helped Hezbollah amass 50,000 missiles — more than many NATO members — and transform the Lebanese state into an outpost for terror… Hezbollah’s reign of terror extends far beyond the Middle East. Its fingerprints have been identified on attacks in all five continents, from Kenya to Argentina to Thailand. Last week, Bulgarian authorities also identified Hezbollah as the culprit behind the July bus bombing in Burgas, which killed five Israelis and one Bulgarian citizen. This was the deadliest attack on European soil since 2005.”