“Iran has been providing us with the support we needed to defend ourselves in the face of the Zionist occupation. Iran supported us militarily and financially and with all we need to remain steadfast on our land. We hope that all the Arab countries do the same.” Lena Odgaard, “Head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Praises Relationship with Iran,” Al-Monitor, November 30, 2012, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2012/al-monitor/shallah-interview.html.

“The popularly elected Egyptian leadership is giving everyone a lesson. The Egyptian leadership has shown that it is taking a new course and adopting a new vision. The era when Israel did what it pleased is over.” David D. Kirkpatrick and Mayy El Sheikh, “Israeli Attacks Are Test of Loyalty for Egypt’s Morsi,” New York Times, November 15, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/world/middleeast/israels-gaza-strikes-test-egyptian-leader.html.

“Israel committed itself to lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip and stop killings. The latest Israeli aggression showed that resistance is the ideal choice for establishing a Palestinian state. The results we have achieved are a victory for all Palestinians and a victory for the Arab nation.” “Iran Supplied Gaza with Weapons - Hamas Political Leader,” RIA Novosti, November 22, 2012, http://en.ria.ru/world/20121122/177653686.html.

“Given Israel’s small land area and its vulnerability to a massive volume of Iran’s missiles, I don’t think any spot in Israel will remain safe.”Steven Lee Myers, “Netanyahu Says Iran Is ‘20 Yards’ From Nuclear Bomb,” New York Times, September 16, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/world/middleeast/netanyahu-says-iran-is-20-yards-from-nuclear-bomb.html.

In case of an American or Israeli strike against Iran: “A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great.”Rana Muhammad Taha, “Nasrallah Threatens US on Behalf of Iran,” Daily News Egypt, September 4, 2012, accessed August 4, 2014, http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2012/09/04/hezbollah-if-attacked-iran-could-attack-us-bases/.

“[Quds Day] is a reflection of the fact that no other way exists apart from resolve and strength to completely eliminate the aggressive nature and to destroy Israel.”Herb Keinon and Joanna Paraszczuk, “Senior Iranian Official Threatens Israel with Destruction,” Jerusalem Post, August 15, 2012, http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Senior-Iranian-official-threatens-Israel-with-destruction.

“To our brothers in religion, men of Islam, companions on the road in jihad against international Zionist Crusades and their agents on the land of Somalia. Peace and prayers be upon you.”“Al-Malahim Media Presents a New Audio-Visual Message from Al-Qa’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s Shaykh Abu Sufyan Al-Azdi (Sa’id Al-Shehri): ‘Greetings and Support for the Mujahidin in Somalia and the Islamic Maghrib,’” Jihadology, July 27, 2012, http://jihadology.net/2012/05/22/al-mala%E1%B8%A5im-media-presents-a-new-audio-visual-message-from-al-qaidah-in-the-arabian-peninsulas-shaykh-abu-sufyan-al-azdi-said-al-shehri-greetings-and-support-for-the-mujahidin.

“The fruit was unripe, green, and bitter; the Oslo accords were bitter and we were made to swallow the bitterness. The result of this premature step was the Palestinian Authority… So what is our strategy today? We consider ourselves on a path to national liberation and therefore proclaim ourselves a movement of national and Islamic liberation from Israeli occupation. This requires us to adhere to the motto of resistance and continue with that option to reclaim the land… At all events, it must be made clear that this land is occupied and that resistance, jihad, and liberation are the only paths to restore our rights, while rejecting all compromise with Israel… They knew they were fighting Islamic Jihad, and that Islamic Jihad has nothing to lose, controls its own decisions, and does not count its casualties…. [So] trying to match Islamic Jihad in battle would entail great losses, particularly if Jihad extended the range of its missiles.”Mouin Rabbani, “Between Hamas and the PA: An Interview with Islamic Jihad’s Khalid Al-Batsh,” Journal of Palestine Studies 42, no. 2 (Winter 2013): 61–70.

Hamas can obtain its goals “only through fighting and armed resistance and no compromise should be made with the enemy.”“Haniyeh: No Compromise, Only Armed Resistance,” Jerusalem Post, February 13, 2012, http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Haniyeh-No-compromise-only-armed-resistance.

“Gaza is the human shield between Israeli aggression and Egypt.” “Meshaal: Palestinian State Will Be the Fruit of Liberation,” Middle East Monitor, November 28, 2012, https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20140217-meshaal-palestinian-state-will-be-the-fruit-of-liberation/.