Israel Quotes by John F. Kerry

You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.

— John F. Kerry

I think there has been an exaggeration [of the terrorist threat].

— John F. Kerry

Ask Osama bin Laden is he is better off now than he was four years ago.

— John F. Kerry

I mean does Israel want a third Intifada?

— John F. Kerry

Reduce US military presence in Iraq; and bring in neighbors.

— John F. Kerry

Democrats proposing success in Iraq by political solution.

— John F. Kerry

So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.

— John F. Kerry

Israel gets more than half of all the military purchasing assistance that America gives to all the nations in the world.

— John F. Kerry

The Russians need to understand that you cannot have peace [in Syria] unless you resolve the question of Sunni buy-in.

— John F. Kerry

If the choice is one-state, Israel can either be Jewish or Democratic. It cannot be both.

— John F. Kerry

I supported Israel 100 percent as a senator for 28 years and I've supported it 100 percent as Secretary of State.

— John F. Kerry

We should focus more on the things we've accomplished, but I mean, obviously Syria disturbs me greatly and I'm not happy with…

— John F. Kerry

That's what I am standing up for - Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state living side-by-side in peace and security…

— John F. Kerry

George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. But we still…

— John F. Kerry

Terrorist organizations with specific political agendas may be encouraged and emboldened by Yasser Arafat's transformation from outlaw to statesman.

— John F. Kerry

I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein. And when the president made the decision, I supported him, and…

— John F. Kerry

And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with…

— John F. Kerry

So my judgment is that Syria will move; Syria will change, as it embraces a legitimate relationship with the United States and…

— John F. Kerry

Three-quarters of [Bashar Assad] country is displaced. It's in Jordan, it's in Lebanon, it's in Turkey, and in the desert. The threat…

— John F. Kerry

Nobody's interests are served by what's happening in Syria today. It's a catastrophe. It's the worst human catastrophe since World War II.…

— John F. Kerry

American soldiers [are] going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking…

— John F. Kerry

Sunni are the majority of the [Syria], 60 to 65 percent. They've been ruled by [Bashar] Assad, who represents a minority Alawite…

— John F. Kerry

We don't differ with the government on the demands [on Iran], but we totally reject how Bibi is handling it. Bibi sacrificed…

— John F. Kerry

Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a…

— John F. Kerry

[Bashar] Assad himself has said on several occasions recently that if the people of Syria don't believe I should be there in…

— John F. Kerry

Regime change has been an American policy under the Clinton administration, and it is the current policy. I support the policy. But…

— John F. Kerry

People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the…

— John F. Kerry

Assassination, kidnappings and suicide attacks have become too much the standard operating procedure in the Islamic world. So much so that the…

— John F. Kerry

We must recognize that there is no indication that Saddam Hussein has any intention of relenting. So we have an obligation of…

— John F. Kerry

Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe today that we…

— John F. Kerry

Capturing Saddam Hussein and ensuring that this brutal dictator will never return to power is an important step toward stabilizing Iraq for…

— John F. Kerry

If you don't have two states, you have one state, already the non-Jewish population outnumbers the Jewish population in one state.

— John F. Kerry

[Bashar] Assad has made a series of choices ever since then that is literally destroying his country.

— John F. Kerry

We cannot continue to see the Middle East in the context of 9/11. We must see it in the context of 2011.

— John F. Kerry

Remember the hours after Sept. 11 when we came together as one...It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it…

— John F. Kerry

The world has to save Syria. I mean, this has dramatic implications for the entire region, globally.

— John F. Kerry

If you can resolve this transition of [Bashar] Assad, that is absolutely possible, but you have to have a clarity for everybody…

— John F. Kerry

War on terror is far less of a military operation and far more of an intelligence-gathering, law-enforcement operation.

— John F. Kerry

If you want to be a Jewish state and you want to remain a democracy, you have to have a two-state solution.

— John F. Kerry

I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad.

— John F. Kerry