Mark Regev
Mark Regev
Mark Regevis an Israeli diplomat and civil servant, and the Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom since April 2016. Prior to that, he was the chief spokesman for the Prime Minister of Israel, a position he held from 2007 to 2015. Originally from Australia, he moved to Israel in 1982...
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We understand the needs, and we have offered another option, but the Palestinians rejected this. We have had to take additional security steps because we have seen an escalation in terrorist activity.
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We understand there are real needs, and we'll do what we can, but we can't just open up the borders immediately, because of security concerns. We'll do things incrementally.
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We regret that the meeting is not going to happen tomorrow.
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We're hopeful that Europe will continue to move forward in its attitude to the Israel-Palestinian issue and not return to the more one-sided approach that we've seen in the past.
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It’s not just Israel who refuses to speak to Hamas. It’s the whole international community… Most of the democratic world refuses to have a relationship with Hamas because Hamas has refused to meet the most minimal benchmarks of international behavior.
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Iran’s President openly talks about wiping Israel off the map. The Iranian nuclear program is a threat, not just to my country, but to the entire region. And it’s incumbent upon us all to do what needs to be done to keep from proliferating.
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The Iranian regime calls for the annihilation of Israel, it oppresses its own citizens, it's part of the murder going on in Syria and it's building an atomic bomb.
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We've expressed a desire to help, and we're hopeful that it will be possible to help.
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What makes these people dangerous is that their violent language is transformed into violent action.
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We found solutions both sides can live with.
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We found solutions both sides can live with. The challenge was to find a successful balance between the very real security threats faced by Israel, while providing maximum movement in and out of Gaza for the Palestinians. I think it's a win-win agreement.
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The problem isn't only the extreme and hateful language. It's that these statements actually reflect the policies of the regime that have been implemented over the years, such as sponsoring suicide bombers.
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We want to be as flexible as we can on the issue of the crossings.
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We have never said more than we have said in the case. This issue has been solved in a satisfactory way with the New Zealand government.