Mark Regev

Mark Regev
Mark Regevis an Israeli diplomat and civil servant, and the Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom since April 2016. Prior to that, he was the chief spokesman for the Prime Minister of Israel, a position he held from 2007 to 2015. Originally from Australia, he moved to Israel in 1982...
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There's no point of opening up all the crossings and have a wave of suicide bombings.
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We have to move ahead on the crossings issue by balancing the very real security threats with the desire to allow for maximum possible movement of people and goods.
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We hope these extremist comments by the Iranian president will make the international community open its eyes and abandon any illusions about this regime.
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We hope that the organized international community will, through the vehicle of the Security Council, present the extremist regime in Tehran with a clear dilemma. Either they totally cease their nuclear weapons development program or they seriously endanger their relationship with the community of nations.
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The problem isn't only the extreme and hateful language. It's that these statements actually reflect the policies of the regime that have been implemented over the years, such as sponsoring suicide bombers.
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We've expressed a desire to help, and we're hopeful that it will be possible to help.
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further evidence that the Liberty incident was a terrible and tragic case of mistaken identity.
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If Abbas can act against anyone, it would seem to be them.
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If they chose to act like a pariah, they can't blame the international community for treating them like one.
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If they want people to see them as a legitimate part of a political process, it is very clear what they must do. First and foremost, they must renounce terrorism and disarm. And secondly, they have to support peace and accept Israel's right to exist.
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On the economic front, we will be as forthcoming as we can,
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Simon Wiesenthal's passing saddens us all. He was a champion in the fight to bring to justice the 20th Century's worst criminals who had escaped justice.
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Simon Wiesenthal acted to bring justice to those who had escaped justice. In doing so, he was the voice of 6 million.
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No one on the Israeli side has ever said that disengagement goes further than Gaza. Let's be very clear, this was a unilateral Israeli step.