Campaign Statements — Israel/Palestine
Sunday June 12, 2011
“The Iranian dictatorship is steadily and methodically developing nuclear weapons. All the world’s diplomatic meetings and four rounds of U.N. sanctions have not slowed the Iranian dictatorship down a single day.
The Iranian leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been very open and explicit about his desire to wipe Israel off the map. When you realize that only three Iranian nuclear weapons deployed against Israel would bring about the equivalent of a second Holocaust, you have to take his words seriously.”
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CATEGORIES: Iran | Israel/Palestine | Newt Gingrich |
Sunday June 12, 2011
“In his recent speeches, President Obama also called for Israel to accept the 1967 lines as the beginning of peace negotiations. He went to great lengths to have us all believe that what he said at the State Department and later at AIPAC was no different than what other American presidents have declared as official policy.
Unfortunately, that’s just not true. President Obama has in fact called for a remarkable shift in U.S. policy regarding the peace process. He wants Israel to accept the indefensible lines of 1967 as the starting point of negotiations.
Accepting such a proposal would be a suicidal step for Israel.”
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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Newt Gingrich |
Wednesday June 01, 2011
“I think this is really important to understand: that Israel’s neighbors attacked Israel. Israel responded to those attacks and in so responding was able to take ground that gave them more of a defensible posture vis-à-vis future attacks — the Golan Heights and the West Bank in particular.”
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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Rick Santorum |
Friday May 20, 2011
“As a nation we have been blessed because of our relationship with Israel, and if we reject Israel, then there is a curse that comes into play”
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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Michele Bachmann |
Saturday January 01, 2011
“The United States and Israel share a special bond rooted in history and solidified over more than five decades of partnership. Israel is an ally, a fellow democracy, and shares many of America’s values and interests. Unfortunately, the U.S.-Israeli relationship has suffered under mismanagement by President Obama and both nations must now work to improve ties.”
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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Jon Huntsman | Official Statements |
Saturday January 01, 2011
“In just the last few weeks, we saw the Palestinians make an end-run around the American-led peace process, because they lost confidence in it, and in our ability to lead.”
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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Jon Huntsman | Official Statements |
Saturday January 01, 2011
The United States should not pressure Israel to negotiate with terrorists, nor to enter into any negotiated deals that threaten Israel’s security. We are inspired by the “Arab Spring,” in which the Arab people are calling for an end to decades of dictatorial and corrupt leadership. These events also give rise to the notion Israel is the source of all problems in the Middle East. While we encourage Arabs to push for democracy and economic opportunity, we should also acknowledge that for Israel there are new complexities that exist.
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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Jon Huntsman | Official Statements |
Saturday January 01, 2011
“We must cease our verbal, moral, and diplomatic equivalence as between good and evil. Syria does not deserve an ambassador; its protesters deserve support; Israeli housing starts should not be put on the same moral plane as Hamas terror attacks; and China should be challenged on religious liberty rather than be given a veto on the human-rights activists we wish support.”
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CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Israel/Palestine | Official Statements | Rick Santorum |
Saturday January 01, 2011
“An Israel that accepts 1967 borders is an Israel that accepts the demise of the country.”
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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Newt Gingrich | Official Statements |
Saturday January 01, 2011
“No right of return to Israel for Palestinian so-called refugees.”
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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Michele Bachmann | Official Statements |
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