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 want to send a very strong and sharp message to the Palestinians, and the temporary suspension of talks is that message.
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This is a measured response. We will respond to what happens on their side and leave as many options open as possible.
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The third party will be on the Palestinian side of the frontier, and will be there to help beef up the Palestinian security presence.
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They have hinted at the possibility in the past and did not follow through ... We do not need double talk.
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The sad fact about the statement of the President of Iran is that he was correctly articulating the policy of his regime which has given hands-on support to the most extreme terrorist elements in the Middle East.
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Gaza will be turned over the Palestinians in full and with the completion of that process ... Israel's presence in Gaza will be part of history.
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has expressed concerns about the situation to the government of Egypt, and we've been assured the current situation is temporary.
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I think we should use the word cautious optimism.
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The repeated outrageous remarks by the Iranian president unfortunately indicate the real mind-set of the ruling clique.
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The issue (of U.S. aid) is not on the table at the moment. Everyone's dealing with Katrina.
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This is now totally different. This is a unilateral act. It is not within the framework of a U.N. resolution.
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I know the Israeli negotiating team, headed by our foreign minister, Shlomo Ben-Ami, left here with a feeling, with a sense that we do have something to work with and it is possible to move forward.
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Arresting a few activists in a particular atrocity is simply not enough. This group has to be thoroughly disarmed. If not, they will continue to wreak havoc, murdering innocent civilians and killing the chance for peace.
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It appears the problem with these extremists is that they followed through on their violent declarations with violent actions.