More Quotes
“The artists of the country are the people you need to communicate with and make a relationship with and learn from and build upon. So I absolutely don’t believe in the boycott, and here I am.” (Actress Helen Mirren speaking to the AP on why she doesn’t support cultural boycotts of Israel, 23/6/2016)
“I believe in the capability of both these peoples to live with each other, for the simple reason that we have no other choice. If we desire life, we must, today, invest our utmost efforts in what can be achieved, not in that which cannot – for the sake of our future, and that of our children.” (President of Israel Reuven Rivlin addressing the European Parliament, 22/06/2016)
“Transgenders are a special part of society that is worth fighting for. It may seem complicated, but it’s not – it’s a moral choice, a moral choice that the IDF made when it chose to define itself as the nation’s army. There is no reason not to recruit great people just because it requires a few modifications in the system.” (Lieutenant Shachar, Israel’s first transgender army officer, speaking at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, 21/06/2016)
“Online bullying is a nonpartisan activity — both the far left and the far right are quite good at it — but the virulent antisemitism many journalists experience today comes from what is known as the ‘alt-right,’ shadowy white supremacists who mainly hide behind the anonymity of Twitter to traffic in horrible Holocaust imagery and directly threaten Jews.” (The Forward editor Jane Eisner on the rise of antisemitism in the US media, 20/06/2016)
“We spent a full week together, and I became friends with her… She was a wonderful woman, charismatic and remarkable. She came to the course with her two children who she could not leave behind. It was such dedication and sacrifice… She charmed everyone, everyone loved her… It’s shocking what happened. I got a message that a British member of parliament had been killed and immediately thought of her. It’s heart wrenching.” (MK Tamar Zandberg remembering Labour MP Jo Cox, 18/06/2016)
“Very saddened to hear of the tragic murder of MP Jo Cox. My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones.” (Israel’s Ambassador to the UK Mark Regev offering condolences to the family of Labour Party MP Jo Cox via Twitter, 16/06/2016)