"This President is not a reliable supporter or friend of Israel."
"So we don't face easy choices here with this tool."
"So we in Congress can't have it both ways, we can't beat up on you on the fact that you have a backlog and then we shut down the government, forcing you to make some tough decisions about who gets fur..."
"What is it we are seeking to accomplish? We have to, it seems to me, be on our guard about only making a point, even a moral point."
"the greater good is served by the ending of bloodshed and the succession of a government that tries to be inclusive."
"I think we have got to be more thoughtful and careful-thinking and not just projecting reflexively, if you will, the worst-case scenario."
"I noticed in the news this morning there were protests in Israel today because Prime Minister Netanyahu is releasing, I think, 40 Palestinians convicted of horrific crimes against the Israelis."
"I think the reason he is releasing them is because Secretary of State John Kerry broke his arm to release them, because he wants to energize the peace process and get the Palestinians engaged in negot..."
"In my view, it is not okay for the United States of America to say it's okay to overthrow a democratically-elected government however fledgling and however much we disagree with it."
"I assume that statement means he was--it was a democratic process and he was democratically duly elected as President."
"So let me get this straight. We favor democracy unless it's a fledgling government, in which case we have a special category, and we put them under a certain scrutiny and if they don't meet standards ..."