Campaign Statements — Official Statements

Saturday January 01, 2011

“Given the gathering threat posed by…Iran, now is the time to strengthen ties with Israel…”

“Given the gathering threat posed by the brutal regime in Iran, now is the time to strengthen ties with Israel to achieve our mutual security interests.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Official Statements | Rick Perry |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“I will reaffirm as a vital national interest Israel’s existence as a Jewish state.”

“As President, my policies will be very different. I will travel to Israel on my first foreign trip. I will reaffirm as a vital national interest Israel’s existence as a Jewish state.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Mitt Romney | Official Statements |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“Obama has immeasurably set back the prospect of peace in the Middle East.”

“These actions have emboldened Palestinian hard-liners who now are poised to form a unity government with terrorist Hamas and feel they can bypass Israel at the bargaining table. President Obama has immeasurably set back the prospect of peace in the Middle East.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Mitt Romney | Official Statements |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“[Obama] chastised Israel, but said little about the…Hamas rockets raining into its skies”

“No, over the past three years, President Obama has instead chastened Israel. In his inaugural address to the United Nations, the President chastised Israel, but said little about the thousands of Hamas rockets raining into its skies. He’s publicly proposed that Israel adopt indefensible borders. He’s insulted its Prime Minister. And he’s been timid and weak in the face of the existential threat of a nuclear Iran.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Mitt Romney | Official Statements |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“[Obama] has not found it in his interest to visit Israel, our ally, our friend…”

“Yet in three years, [Obama] has not found it in his interest to visit Israel, our ally, our friend, the sole Middle East nation that fully shares our values, the nation in President Truman’s words, that is an “embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Mitt Romney | Official Statements |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“The military option [on Iran] is on the table”

“In his first 100 days, make clear that the military option [on Iran] is on the table by ordering the regular presence of an aircraft carrier task force in both the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf region simultaneously. He will also begin talks with Israel to increase military coordination and assistance and enhance intelligence sharing.”


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CATEGORIES: Iran | Mitt Romney | Official Statements | War on Terror |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“[Assad is a] vicious dictator, a killer, and a proxy for Iran”

“[Assad is a] vicious dictator, a killer, and a proxy for Iran… [Romney would] pursue a strategy of isolating and pressuring the regime to increase likelihood of a peaceful transition to a legitimate government.”


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CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Mitt Romney | Official Statements |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“Reduce assistance to the Palestinians if they continue to pursue United Nations recognition”

“He will make clear to the Palestinians that the unilateral attempt to decide issues that are designated for final negotiations is unacceptable. The United States will reduce assistance to the Palestinians if they continue to pursue United Nations recognition or form a unity government that includes Hamas”


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