More Quotes
“One day after UN report, Gaza remains a breeding ground for terror. Tonight, Israeli civilians were forced to once again find shelter, fleeing the incessant, in-discriminating and intolerable attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip.” (IDF Spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner in a statement, 24/06/2015)
“The report is biased. The commission that wrote it is under a committee that does everything but protect human rights.”
“Israel defends itself according to international law and we are not the only ones to say so …That statement is backed by a report by senior generals from the US and Europe. One general said no other country [than Israel] makes such efforts to uphold the law.” (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Likud faction meeting, 22/06/2015)
“I condemn the shooting of two Israelis in the West Bank … Those responsible must be brought to justice.” (British Middle East Minister Tobias Ellwood in a statement, 20/06/2015).
“Freedom of worship in Israel is a cornerstone of Israeli society and is fully protected by the law. We will bring to justice those responsible for this crime. Hate and intolerance have no place in our society”. (Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking about the arson attack on the Church of the Multiplication, 18/06/2015)
“A Jewish and democratic state is not a democracy just for Jews, but a Jewish democratic state, democratic and Jewish in one utterance. We are not doomed, but destined to live together.” (President Rivlin addressing Arab and Jewish residents of the neighbouring Sur Baher and Ramat Rachel communities in Jerusalem, 17/06/2015)
“We left the Gaza Strip, so it’s clear that it’s not about occupation, it’s about their own ideology, and we need to defend ourselves.” (Tzipi Livni in interview with Newsnight, 16/6/2015. See the full interview here.)