More Quotes
Foreign Secretary William Hague: “Britain’s website in Iran has now been added to the list of thousands of other Internet sites deliberately censored by the Iranian authorities. It will confirm to the Iranian people that their government is determined to block their access to information, and to conceal from them the international community’s legitimate concerns about Iran’s policies and behaviour…It is further proof to the rest of the world the Iranian government’s dire record on freedom of speech and human rights in general. This action will not deter Britain from continuing to engage with the Iranian people, including through the internet.”
From the Guardian
Israeli Foreign Ministry Statement: “If instead of contributing to stability in the Middle East (European Union members of the UN Security Council) are investing their efforts in inappropriate bickering with the one country in which the independent law justice system knows how to deal with lawbreakers, then they are losing their credibility and making themselves irrelevant.”
From Israel Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey: “My biggest worry is they [Iran] will miscalculate our resolve,” … “Any miscalculation could mean that we are drawn into conflict, and that would be a tragedy for the region and the world.”
From CNN
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta: “The United States does not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. That’s a red line for us and that’s a red line, obviously, for the Israelis. If we have to do it we will deal with it.”
From Ynetnews
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “I am deeply concerned about the continuing reports of violence in Egypt. I urge Egyptian security forces to respect and protect the universal rights of all Egyptians, including the rights to peaceful free expression and assembly,”
From the Jerusalem Post
Shimon Peres, President of the state of Israel: “What these guys are doing is very serious…Israel has always been proud of protecting all of the holy sites. Today, when the Muslim world is where it is, to give them justification to attack Israel is a disaster, it’s crazy and it must stopped.
From Haaretz