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title: "Best Israel Sayings by Bashar al-Assad"
description: "119 Israel quotes by Bashar al-Assad. Plus more from Bashar al-Assad and more Israel sayings from other authors."
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> [There is no such things as "Islamic terrorism," because terrorism differs from Islam. There's just terrorism, not Islamic terrorism. But the term…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/there-is-no-such-things-as-islamic-terrorism-because-terrorism/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [We've been dealing with this kind of terrorism since the fifties, since the Muslim Brotherhood came to Syria at that time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/we-ve-been-dealing-with-this-kind-of-terrorism-since-the-fifties/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Any strike will be as direct support to Al-Qaeda offshoot that's called Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/any-strike-will-be-as-direct-support-to-al-qaeda-offshoot-that-s/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/is-there-an-equality-of-power-between-america-and-iraq-definitely-not/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [My country and me, we are part of this region, we're not separated. We cannot discuss it as Syria or as me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/my-country-and-me-we-are-part-of-this-region-we-re-not-separated-we/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Whatever the American officials said about the conflicts in Syria in general has no credibility. Whatever they say, it's just lies and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/whatever-the-american-officials-said-about-the-conflicts-in-syria-in/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [When you talk about cooperation, it means cooperation between two legal governments, not cooperation between foreign government and any faction within Syria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/when-you-talk-about-cooperation-it-means-cooperation-between-two/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Hamas will not disappear. Hamas will not raise the white flag. Hamas has the trust of the people, and anyone who wishes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/hamas-will-not-disappear-hamas-will-not-raise-the-white-flag-hamas/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [My decision was, and the decision of the different institutions, and the decision of the different officials in Syria - I'm on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/my-decision-was-and-the-decision-of-the-different-institutions-and/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [ I'm not talking about him; I'm talking about the countries that go to support \[Antonio\] Guterres plan, because he needs the support… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-m-not-talking-about-him-i-m-talking-about-the-countries-that-go-to/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Many Syrians understand that the only way to protect your country is to live with each other with integration, not only in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/many-syrians-understand-that-the-only-way-to-protect-your-country-is/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [We can have national dialogue where different Syrian parties sit and discuss the future of Syria. You can have interim government or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/we-can-have-national-dialogue-where-different-syrian-parties-sit-and/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [We're talking about one region, bigger regions, not only about Syria. This interlinked region, this intermingled, interlocked, whatever you want to call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/we-re-talking-about-one-region-bigger-regions-not-only-about-syria/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Two years and a half and Syria is still withstanding against the United States, the West, Saudi Arabia, the richest countries in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/two-years-and-a-half-and-syria-is-still-withstanding-against-the/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [ To have or not to have \[chemical weapons\] is a possibility, but to depend on what media says is nonsense, or to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/to-have-or-not-to-have-chemical-weapons-is-a-possibility-but-to/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [I always say the Syrian problem as isolated case, as Syrian case, is not very complicated. What makes it complicated is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-always-say-the-syrian-problem-as-isolated-case-as-syrian-case-is/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/it-would-be-a-mistake-to-link-anything-that-israel-does-to-a-certain/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Hezbollah fighters are on the borders with Lebanon where the terrorists attacked them. On the borders with Lebanon, this is where Hezbollah…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/hezbollah-fighters-are-on-the-borders-with-lebanon-where-the/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [ You should expect everything. Not necessarily through the government, the governments are not the only player in \[Middle East\] region. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/you-should-expect-everything-not-necessarily-through-the-government/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [But for us, in Syria, we have principles. We'll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war. It's not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/but-for-us-in-syria-we-have-principles-we-ll-do-anything-to-prevent/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Whether you call it terrorism or resistance, and whether you like Hamas or not, it is a political entity that no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/whether-you-call-it-terrorism-or-resistance-and-whether-you-like/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [ You look at \[terrorists\] faces, they look foreigners, but where are they coming from ? How precise this estimate is difficult to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/you-look-at-terrorists-faces-they-look-foreigners-but-where-are-they/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/lebanon-was-under-israeli-occupation-up-to-its-capital-but-we-did-not/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-israeli-lobby-has-clout-in-the-u-s-which-means-that-re-arranging/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Syria is in a state of war since its land was occupied for more than four decades, and the nature of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/syria-is-in-a-state-of-war-since-its-land-was-occupied-for-more-than/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Peace in Syria is not only our priority; it's a Middle Eastern priority, and when the Middle East is stable, the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/peace-in-syria-is-not-only-our-priority-it-s-a-middle-eastern/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [When you have terrorism, you have a war. When you have a war, you always have innocent lives that could be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/when-you-have-terrorism-you-have-a-war-when-you-have-a-war-you-always/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [ We asked for a delegation \[of the Red Cross\] in March 2013 when the first attack happened in Aleppo in the north… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/we-asked-for-a-delegation-of-the-red-cross-in-march-2013-when-the/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [I don't have support. Not me ; all Syria. Every agreement is between every class and every sector in Syria ; government,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-don-t-have-support-not-me-all-syria-every-agreement-is-between/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [The United States doesn't have the will to work against al-Nusra or even ISIS, because they believe that this is a card…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-united-states-doesn-t-have-the-will-to-work-against-al-nusra-or/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [ The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that \[ eastern part\] area \[in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is-to-open-gates-for-the/)

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> [Regarding fighting terrorism, we are ready to cooperate with anyone in this world with no conditions. That's crux of our policy, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/regarding-fighting-terrorism-we-are-ready-to-cooperate-with-anyone-in/)

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> [It started partly as a sectarian war in some areas, but now it's not, because when you talk about sectarian war or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/it-started-partly-as-a-sectarian-war-in-some-areas-but-now-it-s-not/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [ As I said, this \[repercussions\] may take different forms : direct and indirect. Direct when people want to retaliate, or governments. Indirect… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/as-i-said-this-repercussions-may-take-different-forms-direct-and/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Terrorism is a state of mind that on the one hand has to do with ignorance and, on the other hand, can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/terrorism-is-a-state-of-mind-that-on-the-one-hand-has-to-do-with/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Russia is very important, Iran is very important, Hezbollah is very important. All of them are important. Each one made important achievements…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/russia-is-very-important-iran-is-very-important-hezbollah-is-very/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Those fighters, the Syrian part that you're talking about, lost its natural incubators in the Syrian society - they don't have incubators…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/those-fighters-the-syrian-part-that-you-re-talking-about-lost-its/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Fighting the terrorists in Syria is not only in the interest of Syria or the Syrian people; in the interest of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/fighting-the-terrorists-in-syria-is-not-only-in-the-interest-of-syria/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [ \[Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia\] are here because they could offer very essential and important help, because the situation that we are facing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/hezbollah-iran-and-russia-are-here-because-they-could-offer-very/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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> [Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/lebanon-was-under-israeli-occupation-up-to-its-capital-but-we-did-not/)

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> [I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-never-rejected-any-responsibility-but-that-depends-on-the-decision/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/if-you-are-going-to-be-a-mediator-or-arbitrator-you-have-to-be-in-the/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that \[ eastern part\] area \[in Aleppo\], and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is-to-open-gates-for-the/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ This war \[in Syria\] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The second thing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/this-war-in-syria-is-going-to-support-al-qaeda-and-the-same-people/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/freedom-and-democracy-are-nothing-but-instruments-just-like-stability/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ I will tell \[Barack Obama\] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-will-tell-barack-obama-very-simply-present-what-you-have-as/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ \[Enemies of Syria\] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/enemies-of-syria-are-the-enemies-of-the-people-and-the-enemies-of-god/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-problem-is-not-the-occupation-but-how-people-deal-with-it/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-first-question-that-i-ask-do-i-have-public-support-or-not-that-is/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-criteria-or-the-paradigm-for-us-is-not-the-west-not-the-western/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [ \[It is important\] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/it-is-important-to-have-stability-and-to-have-security-which-means/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [Iran doesn't have any soldier in Syria, so how could Iran help me ?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/iran-doesn-t-have-any-soldier-in-syria-so-how-could-iran-help-me/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/conversely-it-is-correct-to-say-that-bringing-about-peace-would-be/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

> [The hope for an American is different from the hope of a Syrian. For me, I should be the hope of the Syrian, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-hope-for-an-american-is-different-from-the-hope-of-a-syrian-for/)

[Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/)

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