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Victoria Nuland, US State Department Spokesman: “[These are] the kinds of steps that we would like to see not just from our close allies and partners in places like Europe but from countries around the world…We do believe that this is consistent with tightening the noose on Iran economically.”
From BBC News
The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “The Secretary-General commends the Palestinian and Israeli negotiators for meeting in Jordan today and expresses his appreciation to his Majesty the King of Jordan as well as Foreign Minister Judeh for facilitating this meeting in the framework of the 23 September Quartet statement…The Secretary-General encourages the parties to build on this meeting and to continue working to establish forward momentum toward a lasting peace.”
From Secretary-General’s website
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We are hopeful that this direct exchange can help move us forward on the pathway proposed by the Quartet. As the [US] President [Barack Obama] and I have said before, the need for a lasting peace is more urgent than ever. The status quo is not sustainable and the parties must act boldly to advance the cause of peace.”
From Jerusalem Post
A country where women sit in the pilot’s seat is a country where women should be able to sit anywhere.
US 5th Fleet Spokesperson, (Ynetnews, 29/12/2011): “The free flow of goods and services through the Strait of Hormuz is vital to regional and global prosperity…Anyone who threatens to disrupt freedom of navigation in an international strait is clearly outside the community of nations; any disruption will not be tolerated.”
We are fighting for the soul of the country and the content of the state. Today is a test for which the entire country must be mobilized in order to save the majority from a small minority.
Office of the President of Israel