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Foreign Secretary William Hague: “I welcome the EU’s agreement on a new round of sanctions on Syria. As long as the violence and repression continues we will continue to increase the pressure on the regime and its supporters. We will also press others to adopt and implement similar measures.”
Herman Nackaerts, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): “The aim of our two days is to reach agreement on (an) approach to resolve all outstanding issues with Iran, in particular clarification of the possible military dimensions remains our priority.”
Source: Haaretz
Prime Minister’s Spokesman Mark Regev: “We can’t have a situation where every terrorist who goes on a hunger strike gets a ‘get out of jail free’ card. Many of them are serving long sentences for their direct involvement in terror against civilians. These are people guilty of crimes against humanity, not choir boys.”
Source: AP
Kadima leader and Vice Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz: “Over the past three and a half years (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s government has been unable to advance a number of issues, and now it has a great opportunity to do so. The criticism leveled by the citizens touched my heart. I understand there are risks, but even more so, there are opportunities.”
Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor: “Because President Obama spoke of swaps, not of [an Israel withdrawn to the lines of] ’67… And Bush spoke of it… So we already see a basic understanding of the paradigm. The state won’t be along the ’67 lines. No way. It will be different, with some compensation. But if we build all over the place, we lose. Even if we don’t have an agreement [with the Palestinians], we need to have a rational policy.”
Source: Times of Israel
President Shimon Peres: ‘The crucial challenges facing Israel require a broad national unity.’