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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Though it was a significant Israeli-Pakistani event, ... it's a larger event, the sort of phenomenon we'll see increasing, of people in the Muslim world who want to engage with Israel and see that's the way toward peace.
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Ultimately you're talking about pirates, the same sort of people who were active against disengagement.
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I hope the sort of remarks we heard today help to dissolve any possible illusion that might exist as to the true character of this new Palestinian leadership.
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We believe only if the regime in Tehran understands that the international community is indeed serious, there is a chance that these sort of cat and mouse games played by the regime will cease.
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I think we should use the word cautious optimism.
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Our assessment is that the jury is still out.
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It appears the problem with these extremists is that they followed through on their violent declarations with violent actions.
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When you have these attacks you can't go on with business as usual. We want to send a clear message to the Palestinian leadership that they have to do more to prevent violence.
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We believe the combination of fanatical ideology together with nuclear weaponry is a combination that no thinking person can feel comfortable with.
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We were not more wrong than anyone else.
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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 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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The question that many Israelis have on their minds is whether this is cosmetic or is this a substantial move in the right direction. Of course we very much hope it is the latter.
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We are concerned that the only way to bring about the possibility of change in the incoming Palestinian leadership is if the international community speaks with one voice.