More Quotes
“In the trilateral meeting we discussed specific and practical actions that both sides can take to restore calm. The Jordanians and the Israelis have agreed, the Jordanians as the historical cushioned of the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount), and the Israelis have worked to… make sure they deescalate the situation and that the steps they take will instil confidence the status quo will be maintained … There are firm commitments from (Jordan) and Israel that they will take these steps” (John Kerry, speaking in Jordan after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, 13/11/14)
“There is no national debate about the need to live together – Jews and Arabs … our goal as responsible leadership is to lead together to enable calm and live side by side using through open dialogue.” (Opposition and Labour Party leader Isaac Herzog speaking at a meeting with Justice Minister Tzipi and local Arab community leaders in an attempt to encourage calm, 12/11/2014)
“If the boycott were getting any popular traction, that would be having an impact on the economic figures … I don’t think the boycott is having an effect on the economic relationship … It would be very hard for anyone to live their lives without using Israeli technology.” (British Ambassador Matthew Gould speaking to economic reporters, 12/11/2014)
“We lose sons, we lose brothers, and we lose friends. The society we live in is far from logical. Despite everything, and maybe because of it, we must decisively declare that violence is not our way. Violence is not the way for the State of Israel. Violence is not the way of the people of Israel.
The time has come for us, the Jews and Arabs of this country, to take responsibility for our lives, our futures, our homes, our streets, and the community. Responsibility for our entire lives here as citizens. Responsibility for the state that we live in and within the civil framework which unites us.
If we do not shoulder the responsibility, no one will do it for us.” (President of Israel Reuven Rubi Rivlin in an op-ed in Ynet, 10/11/2014)
“I actually do think that Israel went to extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties … In this kind of conflict, where you are held to a standard that your enemy is not held to, you’re going to be criticized for civilian casualties.” (Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey speaking at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, 07/11/2014)
“The Czech Republic continues to support the two-state solution in which Israel and a Palestinian state exist side by side in peace and even cooperation with each other. We also understand very well the dangers Israel is constantly facing and perceive the ever-changing and ever-worsening security environment of the region … [the Czech Republic] ‘does not intend to make any strategic change in its policies toward Israel” (Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaorálek, speaking to the Israel Council on Foreign Relations in Jerusalem, 6/11/2014)