More Quotes
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland: “Iran is clearly feeling the pressure of its international and diplomatic isolation of the increasing economic pressure on it, unprecedented sanctions which are growing that the international community is continuing to strengthen. So with regard to this news today about activity at that reactor, we frankly don’t see a lot new here. This is not big news. In fact, it seems to have been hyped. The Iranians have, for many months, been putting out calendars of accomplishments, and based on their own calendars, they are many, many months behind. This strikes us as calibrated mostly for a domestic audience.”
From the US State Department website.
Israel’s permanent Representative to the UN, Ron Prosor: “It should be obvious that Assad and his regime have no moral authority to govern. And it is high time for this organization to start doing something meaningful to stop him from killing his own people. The children of Syria – from Homs to Hama – cry out to us. Their fate is in our hands.”
From the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “Today we have witnessed two additional attempted terrorist attacks on innocent civilians, the first against an Israeli woman who was wounded in New Delhi and the second against a local employee of the Israeli Embassy in Georgia. Iran is behind these attacks; it is the largest exporter of terrorism in the world. The Government of Israel and the security services will continue to act together with local security forces against such acts of terrorism. We will continue to take strong and systematic, yet patient, action against the international terrorism that originates in Iran.”
From the Prime Minister’s Office
French President Nicolas Sarkozy: “France will never unilaterally and unconditionally recognize a Palestinian state. I am keenly aware that there are two ways to destroy Israel: from the outside and from the inside. That is why two states is not enough, but two nation-states are needed. A state for the Jewish people and a state for the Palestinian people.”
From Israel Hayom
British Prime Minister David Cameron: “Clearly what we are seeing on our television screens [on Syria] is completely unacceptable… It really is appalling to see the destruction of Homs… It is quite clear that this is a regime that is hell-bent on killing, murdering and maiming its own citizens.”
From the Daily Telegraph
Yair Lapid: “We are the party that came to represent the middle class. We are a group of Israelis who decided to leave comfortable jobs and comfortable lives to fight for everything we believe. The party was formed from the productive class in Israel – taxpayers, workers, military recruits and reservists – became this is the only public in Israel that has no real representation. When we ask “where’s the money?” Our intention is that we are pleased and proud to be the largest investors in Israel, but we also want to know the country is investing in us. Where do we want our money invested? Education, affordable housing, health, police, welfare and reducing the cost of living. And what not? Bloated governments, sectarian parties, extortionist coalitions and tycoons.”