--- title: "25 Israel Quotes By Richard A. Falk" description: "25 Israel quotes by Richard A. Falk. Plus more from Richard A. Falk and more Israel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/richard-a-falk-8295_built_so-far-the-official-definitions-of-terro_1184924.jpg" --- > [So far, the official definitions of terrorism have the role of demonizing the enemies of the United States and Israel, and of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/so-far-the-official-definitions-of-terrorism-have-the-role-of/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/richard-a-falk-8295_built_so-far-the-official-definitions-of-terro_1184924.jpg) > [In light of Trump's irresponsible behavior, even Putin may decide that it was time to recalculate Russian interests. This could happen quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/in-light-of-trump-s-irresponsible-behavior-even-putin-may-decide-that/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/richard-a-falk-8295_behavior_in-light-of-trump-s-irresponsible-behavi_2791590.jpg) > [Looking more deeply at the emergence of ISIS or the chaos that exists in Syria, Yemen and Libya would clearly raise crucial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/looking-more-deeply-at-the-emergence-of-isis-or-the-chaos-that-exists/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00f/richard-a-falk-8295_adequate_looking-more-deeply-at-the-emergence-of_534015.jpg) > [Already there exists a growing international concern that Israel has become "an apartheid state" pursuing policies manifesting a "settler colonial" mentality. Such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/already-there-exists-a-growing-international-concern-that-israel-has/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/richard-a-falk-8295_achieve_already-there-exists-a-growing-internati_2312375.jpg) > [An aggravating feature of this post-9/11 atmosphere is to cast suspicions on Muslims and on Islam as a religion that is interpreted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/an-aggravating-feature-of-this-post-9-11-atmosphere-is-to-cast/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e14/richard-a-falk-8295_aggravating_an-aggravating-feature-of-this-post-9-11_2543635.jpg) > [My own sense is that if David Friedman chooses to live in Jerusalem, and quietly conduct diplomatic business from the now existing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/my-own-sense-is-that-if-david-friedman-chooses-to-live-in-jerusalem/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/richard-a-falk-8295_business_my-own-sense-is-that-if-david-friedman-c_1358652.jpg) > [I think the impacts of 9/11 on academic freedom vary greatly depending on locale and time (softening with the passage of time),…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/i-think-the-impacts-of-9-11-on-academic-freedom-vary-greatly/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/richard-a-falk-8295_academic_i-think-the-impacts-of-9-11-on-academic_673982.jpg) > [It may be that there is so much ambiguity and ideology attached to the term 'terrorism' that it is best to avoid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/it-may-be-that-there-is-so-much-ambiguity-and-ideology-attached-to/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/richard-a-falk-8295_ambiguity_it-may-be-that-there-is-so-much-ambiguit_2311331.jpg) > [Since Israel would rather re-experience Masada than renounce the core Zionist objective of establishing a Jewish state, the only one-state "solution" on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/since-israel-would-rather-re-experience-masada-than-renounce-the-core/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/richard-a-falk-8295_adrift_since-israel-would-rather-re-experience_2952417.jpg) > [This issue of expanding the reach of international criminal law by reliance on the use of Universal Jurisdiction by domestic courts needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/this-issue-of-expanding-the-reach-of-international-criminal-law-by/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/richard-a-falk-8295_balanced_this-issue-of-expanding-the-reach-of-int_933503.jpg) > [With Islamophobic tendencies in Europe and North America it is quite possible that Islamic leaders could be charged with 'political genocide'. An…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/with-islamophobic-tendencies-in-europe-and-north-america-it-is-quite/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/richard-a-falk-8295_america_with-islamophobic-tendencies-in-europe-a_2402107.jpg) > [I think it is less the limited amount of information than the filters that information about the Middle East must pass through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/i-think-it-is-less-the-limited-amount-of-information-than-the-filters/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/richard-a-falk-8295_amount_i-think-it-is-less-the-limited-amount-of_922687.jpg) > [Looked at objectively, it is clear that the overwhelming majority of civilian deaths resulting from political violence are produced by what should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/looked-at-objectively-it-is-clear-that-the-overwhelming-majority-of/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/richard-a-falk-8295_civilian-deaths_looked-at-objectively-it-is-clear-that-t_1451206.jpg) > [The Goldstone Report establishes the credibility of the accusations directed at Israel with respect to its tactics used during the 2008 -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/the-goldstone-report-establishes-the-credibility-of-the-accusations/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/richard-a-falk-8295_able_the-goldstone-report-establishes-the-cre_2828310.jpg) > [Hamas retains the right to defend Gaza by the use of the weaponry at its disposal, and is thus not committed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/hamas-retains-the-right-to-defend-gaza-by-the-use-of-the-weaponry-at/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/richard-a-falk-8295_abandoned_hamas-retains-the-right-to-defend-gaza-b_1086258.jpg) > [It would not be desirable to include 'terrorism' among international crimes subject to International Criminal Court jurisdiction if defined to apply only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/it-would-not-be-desirable-to-include-terrorism-among-international/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/richard-a-falk-8295_acts-of-violence_it-would-not-be-desirable-to-include-ter_894996.jpg) > [More recently the US has more accurately been viewed as a militarist 'empire' that fights destructive wars and intervenes in a variety…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/more-recently-the-us-has-more-accurately-been-viewed-as-a-militarist/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/richard-a-falk-8295_crucial_more-recently-the-us-has-more-accurately_2430571.jpg) > [As matters now stand, the combination of genocide, as conventionally understood, and crimes against humanity, seems sufficient to cover the criminality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/as-matters-now-stand-the-combination-of-genocide-as-conventionally/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/richard-a-falk-8295_combination_as-matters-now-stand-the-combination-of_1201378.jpg) > [In the Goldstone Report, Israeli perpetrators of possible crimes against humanity were made subject to prosecution and punishment, although the geopolitical leverage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/in-the-goldstone-report-israeli-perpetrators-of-possible-crimes/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddf/richard-a-falk-8295_crime_in-the-goldstone-report-israeli-perpetra_184213.jpg) > [It should be appreciated that if the arrangement on Iran's nuclear program collapses after being so patiently negotiated, and successfully implemented since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/it-should-be-appreciated-that-if-the-arrangement-on-iran-s-nuclear/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/richard-a-falk-8295_appreciated_it-should-be-appreciated-that-if-the-arr_2395176.jpg) > [American special relationships with Israel and Saudi Arabia blind us to their dreadful encroachments on human rights, as well as confer impunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/american-special-relationships-with-israel-and-saudi-arabia-blind-us/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/richard-a-falk-8295_accountability_american-special-relationships-with-isra_1212283.jpg) > [It would seem to be the case that pressure on Iran to acquire nuclear weapons is almost totally driven by their need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/it-would-seem-to-be-the-case-that-pressure-on-iran-to-acquire-nuclear/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/richard-a-falk-8295_acquire_it-would-seem-to-be-the-case-that-pressu_3203199.jpg) > [Any move by Israel to end the conflict with the Palestinians by unilateral moves - such as annexing the West Bank, delinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/any-move-by-israel-to-end-the-conflict-with-the-palestinians-by/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/richard-a-falk-8295_behavior_any-move-by-israel-to-end-the-conflict-w_2993706.jpg) > [Both Israel and the United States have mounted attacks on 'lawfare', that is, counter-hegemonic uses of international law to question policies associated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/both-israel-and-the-united-states-have-mounted-attacks-on-lawfare/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/230/richard-a-falk-8295_criminals_both-israel-and-the-united-states-have-m_2723865.jpg) > [There is no effort to acknowledge some equivalent accountability by associating "terrorism" with all violence that is deliberately aimed at civilians, either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/there-is-no-effort-to-acknowledge-some-equivalent-accountability-by/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/richard-a-falk-8295_accountability_there-is-no-effort-to-acknowledge-some-e_2161496.jpg) ## Other authors on Israel - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 283 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 241 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 161 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 136 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-benjamin-netanyahu-17175.jpg) Benjamin Netanyahu 120 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/benjamin-netanyahu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bashar-alassad-16604.jpg) Bashar al-Assad 119 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/bashar-al-assad/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 111 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ariel-sharon-14601.jpg) Ariel Sharon 107 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/ariel-sharon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-bergen-74707.jpg) Peter Bergen 99 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/peter-bergen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tariq-ramadan-88946.jpg) Tariq Ramadan 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/tariq-ramadan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elliott-abrams-32793.jpg) Elliott Abrams 88 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/elliott-abrams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ehud-olmert-32097.jpg) Ehud Olmert 84 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/ehud-olmert/) ## More by Richard A. Falk > [There are degrees of incompatibility, and there are more factors relevant to upholding democracy and human rights than the operation of neoliberal markets. Perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/there-are-degrees-of-incompatibility-and-there-are-more-factors/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [Cumulatively, American society is sliding toward a new form of 'authoritarian democracy'. Elections continue, free speech is generally protected, institutions operate in accordance with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/cumulatively-american-society-is-sliding-toward-a-new-form-of/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [Historically, international law lent a measure of legality to the colonial system, and allowed the West to set the rules for participation as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/historically-international-law-lent-a-measure-of-legality-to-the/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [Nothing is more important than restoring a high degree of autonomy to educational experiences so that those who grow up in this society and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/nothing-is-more-important-than-restoring-a-high-degree-of-autonomy-to/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [In the Goldstone Report, Israeli perpetrators of possible crimes against humanity were made subject to prosecution and punishment, although the geopolitical leverage of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/in-the-goldstone-report-israeli-perpetrators-of-possible-crimes/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [The UDHR has become an iconic document over the course of more than six decades, the starting point for discussions of whether or not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/the-udhr-has-become-an-iconic-document-over-the-course-of-more-than/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [International law in its counter-hegemonic uses is very important in any domain where issues of legitimacy are significant, but is rarely able to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/international-law-in-its-counter-hegemonic-uses-is-very-important-in/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [The atmosphere of fear and security manipulated by the government has converted American citizens into terrorist suspects who are all subject to arbitrary and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/the-atmosphere-of-fear-and-security-manipulated-by-the-government-has/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [What both the state and the capitalist economy oppose is an understanding of what might be called "the true nature of things" (using the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/what-both-the-state-and-the-capitalist-economy-oppose-is-an/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [The fact that Universal Jurisdiction exists in relation to serious international crimes does convey two important aspects of the global reality: first, that such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/the-fact-that-universal-jurisdiction-exists-in-relation-to-serious/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [The weaknesses and biases of the international mechanisms of accountability make it seem desirable to extend the domain of accountability by empowering domestic courts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/the-weaknesses-and-biases-of-the-international-mechanisms-of/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [As matters now stand, the veto seems inappropriate, given the absence of any deep ideological split between major states, and definitely constrains the war-prevention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/as-matters-now-stand-the-veto-seems-inappropriate-given-the-absence/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [It should be appreciated that this whole effort to hold leaders of states criminally responsible is a rather radical challenge to territorial sovereignty and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/it-should-be-appreciated-that-this-whole-effort-to-hold-leaders-of/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [If Trump were to go ahead with a renewed policy of hostility toward Iran, it would immediately raise tensions, and could quickly escalate in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/if-trump-were-to-go-ahead-with-a-renewed-policy-of-hostility-toward/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) > [Looking more deeply at the emergence of ISIS or the chaos that exists in Syria, Yemen and Libya would clearly raise crucial doubts about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-a-falk/looking-more-deeply-at-the-emergence-of-isis-or-the-chaos-that-exists/) [Richard A. Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-a-falk/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/richard-a-falk/#itemlist", "name": "25 Israel Quotes By Richard A. 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