Political Quotes

Robert Wexler

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Quotes by year · 19972017161 total · peak 2017 (40)
1997: 4 quotes1998: 4 quotes1999: 4 quotes2000: 6 quotes2001: 3 quotes2002: 4 quotes2003: 6 quotes2004: 5 quotes2005: 2 quotes2006: 3 quotes2007: 6 quotes2008: 7 quotes2009: 2 quotes2013: 8 quotes2014: 27 quotes2016: 30 quotes2017: 40 quotes
Jul 5, 2016

I am all for kicking out Hamas, but we need to understand the reality.

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Jul 5, 2016

Of course they do. How could they not?

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Jul 5, 2016

Because my fear is that when we take actions like the one you are describing, which are totally justifiable based on the facts of what is occurring...

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Jul 5, 2016

Time is arguably on the Palestinian side, not on the Israeli side.

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Jul 5, 2016

the Israelis should stop building beyond that fence.

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Jul 5, 2016

If you want to prevent the people with the knives, I would respectfully suggest the Israeli Government should complete the security fence and create borders that----

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Jul 5, 2016

I have never understood the term 'honest broker.'

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Jul 5, 2016

The Quartet calls on the Palestinian Authority to stop incitement of violence, bolster efforts to prevent terrorism, and, importantly, condemn attacks against Israelis.

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Jul 5, 2016

They need internationally recognized borders that are, in fact, defensible.

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Jul 5, 2016

It is not my opinion; it is the policy of the Israel Government at successive stages where they were diametrically opposed to certain steps that might have led to a destructive position for the PA.

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Jul 5, 2016

the creation of a demilitarized Palestinian state is not a gift to the Palestinians; rather, it is the only way Israel will remain a Jewish and democratic state.

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Jul 5, 2016

it is the Government of Israel that has to make these decisions. And that government is, like it or not, a democratically elected government.

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Jul 5, 2016

Neutrality by the United States with respect to Israel and its neighbors would be catastrophic.

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Jul 5, 2016

The most compelling group now advocating for a two-state solution is the Israel security establishment.

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Jul 5, 2016

The joint development of missile defense technologies, all-time-high intelligence-sharing, historic military training exercises, and the recent delivery of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter all demonstrate the unbreakable bond between us and…

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Jul 5, 2016

If I may, directly to the point, but also to the broader, I think, aim of this committee and to each and every member of the committee, which is ultimately assist the parties to create a dynamic in which a two-state outcome is feasible--a…

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Jul 5, 2016

If the Palestinian Authority crashes, one of two things is most likely to happen: Hamas or even more extreme elements take control, or the Israelis have to step in even with greater strength.

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Jul 5, 2016

The payments to the terrorists and their families are indefensible.

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Jul 5, 2016

the Arab peace plan is a non-starter as long as it is unchangeable.

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Jul 5, 2016

With the Arab Peace Initiative, we went from the reality of regional war against Israel to the prospect... of regional peace.

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Jun 24, 2014

If it wasn't for U.S. intervention into that era of terrible violence, the peace that is there, the success we made wouldn't be there.

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Jun 24, 2014

The decisions with Ukraine, if we are going to be successful, and we will fail to be successful if we don't, must come from Ukrainians themselves.

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Jun 24, 2014

The strength of our strategic partnership in Turkey should be based on shared respect for democratic values and institution, not just regional interests.

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May 7, 2014

What we have here is nothing less than two competing historical narratives.

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May 7, 2014

If Hamas, in fact, joins a unity government and Hamas has not in the context of that government accepted the three principles adopted by the Quartet--recognize Israel's right to exist, renounce violence, and incorporate all of the…

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