More Quotes
“My friends and neighbours in the Middle East … let us talk, people to people, parliament to parliament. Come to Jerusalem. Come to the Knesset. Meet with me. Sit with me. Talk with me.”
“We can lay the foundations for any future peace by fostering international and regional cooperation on issues that transcend national borders.”
“Let’s talk water. Let’s talk clean air. Let’s talk prosperity. Let’s talk partnerships. And peace? And borders? These talks, I assure you, will follow,” Edelstein is set to say.” (A speech by Knesset Speaker Yuli Elelstein speaking to the Conference of Speakers of Parliament at the UN in New York on Monday, 31/08/2015
“The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam Szubin is traveling to Israel. Acting Under Secretary Szubin previously traveled to Israel in June 2015.
During the trip, Acting Under Secretary Szubin will meet with senior Israeli government officials, as well as members of the think tank community. He will discuss details of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action reached between the P5+1 and Iran last month. He will also emphasize the United States’ commitment to increasing cooperation with Israel to combat Iran’s support for terrorism and other destabilizing activity in the region.” (A statement by the US Department of the Treasury, 27/08/2015)
“This petition is completely absurd and I welcome the Government’s unambiguous response which reiterates its support for Israel’s right to self-defence and condemnation of Hamas’s terrorist tactics …The petition will have no impact upon the UK-Israel relationship which is stronger than ever and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s forthcoming visit will enhance it further.” (A statement by Sir Eric Pickles MP, 25/08/2015)
“The first British ministerial visit to Iran in 12 years is an important moment but one that should be managed with extreme caution. It is only four years since an angry, politically steered mob rampaged through the embassy and set fire to the Union Jack. Iran remains a sponsor of terrorism throughout the Middle East and an egregious abuser of human rights. Britain must be ready to criticise the government openly.” (The Times newspaper editorial, 24/08/2015)
“On Thursday, in the late afternoon, four rockets were fired from Syrian territory and struck the Northern Galilee and the Golan Heights in Israel. This was an indiscriminate and premeditated terrorist attack against Israeli territory without any provocation from the Israeli side. It is important to emphasize that the launching of these rockets is not a spillover from the ongoing war in Syria, but a deliberate attack on Israel.
We have credible information that the attack was carried out by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization and was facilitated and directed by an Iranian operative, Saeed Izaadhi, who heads the Palestinian unit in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Qods force. This is another clear and blatant demonstration of Iran’s continued and unabated support and involvement in terrorist attacks against Israel and in the region in general.
These attacks are in blatant violation of the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement. The government of Israel holds Syria responsible for this and all other attacks emanating from its territory, and holds Iran responsible for orchestrating this attack.
The ink has not yet dried on the JCPOA nuclear agreement, and Iran has already provided a clear indication that it will continue to act to destabilize the region. These acts are in complete violation of UNSCR 1373 and other mandatory UN Security Council resolutions. They offer a clear indication that Iran cannot be trusted to meet its commitments under the JCPOA and UNSCR 2231 that endorsed the plan of action.
I call on the Security Council to publicly condemn these attacks, to hold Syria responsible, and to denounce Iran for its active and direct role in perpetrating acts of terror throughout the region. Just as this attack is not business as usual, your response to it cannot be the usual call for both sides to show restraint. This deliberate and unprovoked attack is the act of one side, and one side only.” (Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor in a letter, 21/08/2015)