Middle East Quotes - Page 28

• When God wanted to defeat sin, His ultimate weapon was the sacrifice of His own Son. On Christmas Day two thousand years ago, the birth of a tiny baby in an obscure village in the Middle East was God's supreme triumph of good over evil.

  Charles Colson

  Baby, Son, Sacrifice

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• I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church... a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world, and I also invite each person, including our fellow Christians, followers of other religions and all men of good will, to participate, in whatever way they can, in this initiative.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Prayer, Men

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• It is not enough to defend our values at home, in our newspapers and in our institutions. We also have to defend them in the refugee camps of the Middle East, and the ruined ghost towns of Syria.

  Angelina Jolie

  Home, Towns, Ghost

  "Angelina Jolie Writes NYT Op-Ed on Visiting Syria and Iraq: "Nothing Prepares You". www.hollywoodreporter.com. January 27, 2015.

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• Lebanon was at one time known as a nation that rose above sectarian hatred; Beirut was known as the Paris of the Middle East. All of that was blown apart by senseless religious wars, financed and exploited in part by those who sought power and wealth. If women had been in charge, would they have been more sensible? It's a theory.

  Roger Ebert

  Religious, War, Paris

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• Christianity was literally born in the Middle East, and we must not forget our Middle Eastern brothers and sisters in Christ.

  Prince Charles

  Brother, Forget, Christianity

  " Prince Charles 'deeply troubled' by plight of Christians in Middle East" by Kevin Rawlinson, www.theguardian.com. December 17, 2013.

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• Ramadan typically brings a spike in violence in Middle East. I get grumpy when I don't eat - but I don't blow things up. Religion of peace?

  Katie Hopkins

  Blow, Ramadan, Violence

  Twitter post from Jun 29, 2014

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• The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to comply with international law, with the Roadmap for Peace, with official American policy, with the wishes of a majority of its own citizens - and honor its own previous commitments - by accepting its legal borders. All Arab neighbors must pledge to honor Israel's right to live in peace under these conditions.

  Jimmy Carter

  Commitment, Law, Government

  Jimmy Carter (2006). “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid”, Simon and Schuster

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• The ISIS situation is not just “their problem to deal with in the Middle East,” it’s OUR PROBLEM because it involves people Jesus died for.

  Perry Noble

  Jesus, Isis, People

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• Criticizing Israel is not anti-Semitic, and saying so is vile. But singling out Israel for opprobrium and international sanction - out of all proportion to any other party in the Middle East - is anti-Semitic, and not saying so is dishonest.

  Thomas Friedman

  Party, Israel, Sanctions

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• The Middle East is replete with both new and old threats. One should not underestimate these threats, but not be alarmed by them either. Israel is stronger today than ever.

  Shimon Peres

  Israel, Stronger, Today

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• There cannot be peace in the Middle East without giving Palestinians their full rights.

  Mohammed Morsi

  Peace, Rights, Giving

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• You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress.

  Shimon Peres

  Husband, Rights, Giving

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• King Abdullah has died. A divisive figure in the Middle East. The sad irony is that the USA preached democracy in the face of absolute rule.

  Immortal Technique

  Kings, Usa, Democracy

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• From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.

  John Hoeven

  Country, Veterans Day, War

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• Israel, the Jewish state, the only democracy in the Middle East, continues to shine as a beacon of light in the darkest region of the world.

  Brigitte Gabriel

  Light, Israel, Shining

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• I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

  Muammar al-Gaddafi

  Stupid, Support, Fool

  "Red Horizons: Chronicles of a Communist Spy Chief". Book by Ion Mihai Pacepa, 1987.

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• The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming - all these are very clearly tied to energy

  Julia Louis-Dreyfus

  Country, War, Oil

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• I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a great and significant impact.

  Ehud Olmert

  War, Iraq, Impact

  "'Israel Should Not Be on the Forefront of a War Against Iran'". Interview with Romesh Ratnesar, content.time.com. April 9, 2006.

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• When we strengthen our relations with the Gulf states, when we cooperate with the Arabs, everybody asks if we are looking for a new geopolitical place. But in the Middle East and the Gulf, you can find German, French and British goods everywhere. German relations to these states are very good, as are English and French relations. Does this make them Arab-oriented?

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Doe, States, British

  "If the EU Doesn't Want Us, They Should Say it Now". DER SPIEGEL interview, www.nytimes.com. April 16, 2007.

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• You tell me the truth. You tell me that my son died for oil. You tell me that my son died to make your friends rich. You tell me my son died to spread the cancer of Pax Americana, imperialism in the Middle East.

  Cindy Sheehan

  Cancer, Son, Oil

  Cindy Sheehan (2005). “Not One More Mother's Child”, Koa Books Incorporated

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• Some segments within the American government orchestrated the attack to reverse the declining American economy, and its grips on the Middle East, in order to save the Zionist regime The majority of the American people as well as most nations and politicians around the world agree with this view.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Government, Views, Order

  "U.N. delegates walk out during Iranian president's speech". www.cnn.com. September 23, 2010.

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