More Quotes
“I urge all of you to go & vote. We are voting today for all of us, young & old. Don’t leave the decision in the hands of others. #Israelelex” (Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, via Twitter, 17/03/2015)
“We have social challenges, we have security challenges. Apathy is not an option. Choose whichever candidate is best for you … choose for best among existing options. But most importantly … Choose! Go to vote! This is a right which is also a responsibility.” (Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin via Facebook, 15/03/2015)
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“Police search number of homes in Arab neighborhood of Jaljulya for IS connections. One man arrested being questioned.” (Israeli police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld via Twitter, 11/03/2015)
“My dear friends, I fear that refusing to vote is an own goal. A low electoral turnout is an incubator for social deterioration. It only widens the dangerous gap between the elected officials and the public; it empowers extremist, violent groups, which endanger all of us. Therefore, I have invited you here today, in order to say, despair and apathy, are not the solution. The solution does not begin with doing less, but doing more. To be more involved. To be more observant. To be more untied. To demand more. My friends, go and vote!”
“There is an urgent need for the creation of a multi-purpose common Arab military force … able to intervene rapidly to fight terrorism and the activities of terrorist groups.” (Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby speaking to a meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo, 09/03/2015)