Notable Quotes

Ahmadinejad – “God Told Me We Would Win”

While the West is preparing to impose sanctions on Iran, due to the country’s failure to suspend its nuclear activities, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still optimistic. “We shall win,” he was quoted in the Iranian media as saying and added, “One day I will be asked whether I have been in touch with someone who told me we would win, and I will respond, ‘Yes, I have been in touch with god [Allah].’”

By Dudi Cohen, Ynetnews.com

The War and Its Aftermath

“ America is fighting a tough war against an enemy whose ruthlessness is clear for all to see. The terrorists attempt to bring down airplanes full of innocent men, women, and children. They kill civilians and American servicemen in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they deliberately hide behind civilians in Lebanon. ”
President George Bush, September 12, 2006

Hamas: “No Peace, Ever, Without the Return of Millions of Arabs”

While worldwide attempts continue in an effort to moderate Hamas and have it agree to negotiate with Israel, Hamas issued a bellicose “Nakba Day” (Day of Catastrophe) proclamation, rendering all such efforts moot. The Arabs of the Palestinian Authority (PA) commemorate May 15—the date of the end of the British Mandate in 1948, which made room for the formation of the State of Israel—as their “Nakba Day.”

Syrian Cleric: “Bush, Britain, and the Jews Can Explode!”

“Hamas won [the elections], with Syria standing by it—in front of it, behind it, to its right, and to its left, and Bush can [go] explode…Bush can [go] explode, and all of Britain can [go] explode, along with all its supporters from among the Jews. The Jews must know that they will definitely be defeated. The hypocrites should also know…The leaders who tremble and fear for their thrones must also know that these thrones will not help them. These thrones will not spare them anything. This hollow drum will be to no avail on the day the real drum—the drum of Jihad—is beaten. This nation must devour these hypocrites and trample them underfoot.”

Ahmadinejad: “Let Israelis Return to Their Homelands”

Why do you think they [Jews] are safe in Palestine? These people, who left their homelands as a result of your [allies of WWII] pressure and anti-Judaism, went to a country that did not belong to them. Different minorities from different countries came to live side by side, just like pieces of paper joined together with a paper clip. They live in an atmosphere of insecurity on a daily basis. I’ve said this once, and I’ll say it again: Open the gates of this big prison. Allow these people to decide freely, and you will see that they will return to their homelands. Of course, you must first let go of your anti-Judaism. You must let go of it. We believe that just like the rest of mankind, the Jews have the right to live a life of prosperity, freedom, and security. Set them free, and let them return to their homelands.”

Olmert: We Must Evacuate Jews

During his victory speech on March 28, Ehud Olmert made clear his administration will immediately seek to “evacuate Jews” from most of the West Bank [Judea and Samaria]. Kadima officials also have stated the party would seek to give parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians to form a state.

Predictions of the West’s Demise

“We say to this West, which does not act reasonably and does not learn its lessons: By Allah, you will be defeated. You will be defeated in Palestine…True, it is Israel that is being defeated there, but when Israel is defeated…those who call to support it are defeated.

From Without… How Hamas Suicide Bombers Say Good-Bye

One of Hamas’s more recent videos features the “good-bye” statements made by two would-be Hamas suicide terrorists (see “Farewell Videos” on PMW Web site): “Jihad is the only way to liberate Palestine—all of Palestine—from the impurity of the Jews.”

From Within…Arab Party Seeks To Eliminate Jewish Identity Of Israel

The platform of the Israeli Arab political party Balad calls for transforming the Jewish State into a Jewish-Arab state with no distinct Jewish character. Arutz Sheva’s Dalia HaLevy probed into the Arabic-language Web site of Knesset Member Azmi Bishara’s Balad party, also known as the National Democratic Assembly (NDA). NDA’s platform negates the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, which defines “the natural right of the Jewish people to be masters of their own fate, like all other nations, in their own sovereign State.”

Post Election Quotes

After Hamas won a landside victory in the Palestinian election on January 25, the following statements were made: