More - Mark Regev Quotes

Following a terror atrocity, no one can expect Israel to conduct business as usual. We refuse to accept suicide bombings as a routine we have to get used to.

Mark Regev

 Business

There is no conflict whatsoever between Israel and Pakistan and no logical reason why the two countries could not have a constructive and positive bilateral relationship.

Mark Regev

 Conflict

Israel believes that the best way to move forward is according to the road map, which is the international community's accepted plan for the Middle East peace process.

Mark Regev

 Israel

Now that the international community is energized to deal with the issue, we believe the chance for diplomacy succeeding has improved.

Mark Regev

 

Israel supports the European position. We believe that the international community - through the UN Security Council - must present the Iranian regime with a clear dilemma, either they totally cease their nuclear weapons program, or they endanger their relationship with the outside world.

Mark Regev

 Community

Disengagement's opponents are against it for three reasons. One, they believe it will harm national security because it may be perceived by the Palestinians as a reward for terrorism, as [the 2000 withdrawal from south] Lebanon was. Two, they believe it's a great tragedy that people who have lived in Gaza for decades, who were encouraged by various Israeli governments to move there, are now being uprooted from their homes. Three, some of them -- though they downplay this reason because they know it doesn't sell -- believe ideologically that it's wrong to give away any part of the Land of Israel.

Mark Regev

 

It is simply ludicrous to single out Israel for this issue when Israel is an open, free and egalitarian society, while ignoring the very real oppression against women in countries like Saudi Arabia and Sudan.

Mark Regev

 Israel

We hope these extremist comments by the Iranian president will make the international community open its eyes and abandon any illusions about this regime.

Mark Regev

 Community

Disengagement's opponents are against it for three reasons, ... One, they believe it will harm national security because it may be perceived by the Palestinians as a reward for terrorism, as [the 2000 withdrawal from south] Lebanon was. Two, they believe it's a great tragedy that people who have lived in Gaza for decades, who were encouraged by various Israeli governments to move there, are now being uprooted from their homes. Three, some of them -- though they downplay this reason because they know it doesn't sell -- believe ideologically that it's wrong to give away any part of the Land of Israel.

Mark Regev

 

The issue (of U.S. aid) is not on the table at the moment. Everyone's dealing with Katrina.

Mark Regev