Air Quote by Noam Chomsky

The threat of mutually assured destruction worked for the United States during the Cold War because it had proved its willingness to drop nuclear…

— Alan Dershowitz

The Israeli army had the most sophisticated weaponry and they used it against residential towers, schools and hospitals.

— Khaled Mashal

Israel has a sizeable nuclear arsenal and could retaliate if it were attacked.

— Anonymous

Since its first day as a nation, Israel has lived under a cloud of aggression from militant extremists and hostile neighboring governments.

— John Boehner

Israel is following policies which maximise its security threats... policies which choose expansion over security... policies which lead to their moral degradation, their isolation,…

— Noam Chomsky

Israel is doing what any other country would do, and certainly the U.S. would do. If 80 percent of your population were under fire…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel does not start wars.

— Ariel Sharon

We target the Israeli occupation, not civilians. We are defending ourselves with the simple military means that we have at our disposal. We are…

— Khaled Mashal

People have this kind of different image of what Israel is and what it's about. And yes, there are military people all over, but…

— Sue Bird

Israel is a long way from facing a threat to its very existence. We are too strong, both economically and militarily, for that. If…

— Yair Lapid

Israel has a people's army and a draft and therefore they should be considered legitimate targets. They are part of the occupying power, and…

— Mohamed Elmasry

As one Israeli said, "It's a big mistake for Israel to say it 'won' the war, when there was no war. There were no…

— Norman Finkelstein