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“I would say that we do not think that another Security Council resolution at this time would be constructive. We’re obviously in constant contact with our partners there to talk about the path forward, but don’t think that would be constructive at this point.” (US State Department deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf speaking at a press briefing, 15/01/2015)
Hezbollah’s capabilities most closely resemble those of an army. Its arsenal numbers some 150,000 missiles and rockets, several thousand of which have a range that cover the entire State of Israel. This rare and substantial firepower apparently even exceeded the firepower possessed by most of the European states combined. (Former National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror in a report on threats to Israel, published by the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, 13 January 2015)
“Dear families, Yoav, Yohan, Philippe, Francois-Michel, this is not how we wanted to welcome you to Israel. This is not how we wanted you to arrive in the Land of Israel, this is not how we wanted to see you come home, to the State of Israel, and to Jerusalem, its capital. We wanted you alive, we wanted for you, life. At moments such as these, I stand before you, brokenhearted, shaken and in pain, and with me stands an entire nation … [They] “were murdered on the eve of the Sabbath, in a kosher supermarket in Paris, in cold blood, because they were Jewish. The murderer made sure to be in a Jewish shop, and only then did he carry out the massacre. This was pure, venomous evil, which stirs the very worst of memories. This is sheer hatred of Jews; abhorrent, dark and premeditated, which seeks to strike, wherever there is Jewish life. In Paris, in Jerusalem, in Toulouse, and in Tel Aviv. In Brussels, and in Mumbai. In the streets, and in the synagogues. In the schools, and in the local market. In the train stations, and in the museums.”(A section Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin’s speech at the funeral of the Paris terror victims, 13/01/2014).
“On the Palestinian ICC bid, President Obama reiterated the United States’ position that the Palestinian Authority does not yet constitute a state and is therefore not eligible to accede to the Rome Statute. President Obama underscored that the United States does not believe Palestinian accession to the ICC is a constructive way forward. The United States continues to strongly oppose actions by both parties that undermine trust and encourages both sides to seek ways to deescalate tensions.” (A statement issued by the White House following a phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama, 12/01/2015)
“Today I walked the streets of Paris with the leaders of the world, to say enough terrorism; the time has come to fight terrorism … The truth and righteousness are with us. Our common enemy is extreme Islam, not Islam, not regular extremists, but extreme Islam … Those who killed and massacred Jews in a synagogue recently in Israel and those who killed Jews and journalists in Paris are part of the same global terror movement.” (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to Paris’s Grand Synagogue, 11/01/2015)
“I deeply respect his [IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz’s] leadership of the Israel Defence Forces and deeply value our partnership with the Israel Defence Forces.” (Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff speaking to reporters, 08/01/2015)