We have a man who has opened fire on his own countrymen protesting for freedom, calling for democracy, and the world's largest supporter of terror, who openly calls wiping a fellow member state of the U.N., Israel, off the map, calling for peace.
Oren described Ahmadinejad's contradictory stance on peace and democracy.
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We want to retain the regional alliance that emerged after last Saturday night of moderate Sunni state standing, you know, basically shoulder to shoulder with us against Iran.
I do not think at all that Israel can or will stop because we have to destroy Hamas, or we ourselves will die.
The Israeli public opinion is running very high against providing this type of aid to the Palestinians. There is a deep feeling among the Israeli public that the Palestinian population in Gaza was highly supportive of Hamas.
If you put pressure on Hamas -- notice the Hamas wasn't willing to negotiate at all before Israel went out on the ground.