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I expressed our strong condemnation of the Syrian government‘s brutal repression of demonstrators, in particular the violence and killing of civilians in the hands of security forces.
Palestinians need American money, but if they use it as a way of pressuring us, we are ready to relinquish that aid
Israel has been under the threat of missile attack for 20 years, since the [first] Gulf War. I don‘t want to create the illusion that Iron Dome, which we are deploying for the first time today, will provide a full or comprehensive answer. We will not hesitate to use the might of the IDF against anyone who attacks our people.
We must break the equilibrium under which Hamas fires and we retaliate. We cannot accept a situation in which citizens become hostages. I do not want to specify what the military options are but we must stop the war of attrition.
They are trying to test our will and our determination, and they will discover that this government and the army and the Israeli people have an iron will to defend the country.
A stronger sense of purpose and urgency is needed (vis a vis the Palestinians) in order for Israel to avoid ending up on a ‘slippery slope‘ towards isolation and de-legitimization…Our utmost responsibility is to ensure that if it can be done – it will. If it cannot – it will be clear to the whole world that the other side is responsible. Time is running out. It is a moment for tough decisions. Actions. Not just words.