Anti-Israel

Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, January 15, 2015

Date
Jan. 15, 2015
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

“If the Israelis think that the resistance is weakened or exhausted ...then they are mistaken.”“Hezbollah Says Assad’s Allies Have Right to Respond to Israeli Attacks in Syria,” Reuters, January 15, 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/15/us-lebanon-hezbollah-syria-idUSKBN0KO2DO20150115.

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PIJ statement on a terrorist attack in which four rabbis were murdered in a synagogue, November 18, 2014

Date
Nov. 18, 2014
Name of Author
PIJ statement
Body

“The operation in Jerusalem was a natural reaction to the crimes committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces and Zionist settlers.”“Two Palestinian storm Jerusalem synagogue, kill four Israelis,” Al Akhbar English (Beirut), November 18, 2014, http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/22524.

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Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman, November 2014

Date
Nov. 2014
Name of Author
Sami Abu Zuhri
Body

“[Israeli officials are] legitimate targets for the resistance.” “Hamas Says Israeli Leaders Are ‘Legitimate Targets’,” Times of Israel, November 21, 2014, http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-says-israeli-leaders-are-legitimate-targets/.

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Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman, November 2014

Date
Nov. 2014
Name of Author
Sami Abu Zuhri
Body

In reference to the November 18, 2014 terror attack at the Har Nof synagogue in Jerusalem in which four Jews and one Druze policeman were killed: “The operation in Jerusalem is a response to the murder of the martyr Yusuf Ramouni and to the series of crimes by the occupier at Al-Aqsa and Hamas calls to continue these operations. Hamas calls for more operations like it.” Lazar Berman, “Hamas spokesman said to have harassed female foreign reporter,” Times of Israel, December 7, 2014, http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-spokesman-said-to-have-harassed-female-foreign-reporter/.

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Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, November 2014

Date
Nov. 2014
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

“The Israelis imagined that the developments in the region, particularly in Syria, will weaken the resistance... and would distract it from preparations [for a future war] and would drain it. I tell you today, that the resistance is stronger than before and is more developed and has more experience.”Mariam Karouny, “Hezbollah Chief Says Ultra Hardline Sunni Militants Will Be Defeated,” Reuters, November 4, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/04/us-mideast-crisis-lebanon-ashoura-idUSKBN0IO19T20141104.

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Raad Al Kafaji, KH commander, November 2014

Date
Nov. 2014
Name of Author
Raad Al Kafaji
Body

“[D]on’t forget there is a big difference between Hezbollah in Iran and Hezbollah in Iraq. Philosophically, we have the same enemy – Daish (ISIS) and Israel – but we are fighting here for justice.”Janine di Giovanni, “Nemesis: The Shadowy Iranian Training Shia Militias in Iraq,” Newsweek, November 27, 2014, http://europe.newsweek.com/nemesis-shadowy-iranian-training-shia-militias-iraq-287610.

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Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the IRGC, October 21, 2014

Name of Author
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Body

“Now the Islamic Iran doesn’t allow the Zionist regime’s expansion in the region and it is considered as the opposite point of the Zionist regime.”“IRGC Commander: Iran Prevents Expansion of Zionist Regime in Region,” Fars News Agency, October 21, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930729001391

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Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the IRGC, October 20, 2014

Name of Author
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Body

“We thank God for the security that has been established in the Southeastern parts of the country despite all the investments of our trans-regional enemies, including the Americans and the Zionists, as well as certain regional enemies and despite their too much planning.”“IRGC Top Commander Reiterates Enemies’ Failure in Creating Insecurity at Iranian Borders,” Fars News Agency, October 20, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930728001066.

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Ali Khamenei, October 16, 2014

Author
Date
Oct. 16, 2014
Name of Author
Ali Khamenei
Body

“Fighting the Zionist regime (Israel) is a war of destiny.”“Leader Urges Palestinian Resistance Groups to Enhance Defense Capabilities,” Fars News Agency, October 16, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930724000739.

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Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, member of Houthis political party, Fall 2014

Date
Fall 2014
Name of Author
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti
Body

“What we have in common with Iran or Hezbollah or Hamas and Islamic Jihad, is that we have a common stand vis-a-vis Israel and US and we will cooperate with any political actor in the region who stands in the face of the US regional designs.”“Q&A: What do the Houthis want?,” Al Jazeera, October 2, 2014, http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/qa-what-do-houthis-want-2014101104640578131.html.

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