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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The fear was that extremists would use porous borders to pour into Gaza to bring in explosives, weaponry cash, and that would energize the most extremist elements in the Gaza Strip instead of helping the moderates. I think this agreement that we have reached today has the right balance. It provides the maximum possible movement for Palestinians to move in and out of Gaza, as they desire and for goods to come in and out of Gaza, and at the same time for that to be balanced with the very real security concerns that everyone has.
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It appears the problem with these extremists is that they followed through on their violent declarations with violent actions.
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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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What makes these people dangerous is that their violent language is transformed into violent action.
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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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The Palestinians must also do more to help us, and that means they have to act against their extremists,
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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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has expressed concerns about the situation to the government of Egypt, and we've been assured the current situation is temporary.
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If through their stubbornness and short-sightedness and extremism, they isolate the Palestinian government and turn it into a pariah in the international community, they will have no one to blame but themselves.
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If money to the budget of the PA is cut off, it's incumbent on all of us to make a maximum effort to beef up direct humanitarian aid to alleviate hardship.
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I'm hopeful that in the next few days we can reach understandings that can allow the maximum possible flow. It's in everyone's interest, including our own, that Gaza will be a success story.
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The Iranian regime calls for the annihilation of Israel, it oppresses its own citizens, it's part of the murder going on in Syria and it's building an atomic bomb.