Yechiel Leiter
Yechiel Leiter is the Israeli ambassador to the United States.
Notable Quotes
"Israel refused to discuss a ceasefire with the Hezbollah terrorist organization, which continues to attack Israel and is the main obstacle to peace between the two countries."View Story →
"The first negotiation talks between Israel and Lebanon were 'positive', saying about the two countries 'we are on the same side of the equation.'"View Story →
"What gives me hope is the fact that the Lebanese Government made it very clear that they will no longer be occupied by Hezbollah... This is an opportunity."View Story →
"the first negotiation talks between Israel and Lebanon were 'positive', saying about the two countries 'we are on the same side of the equation.'"View Story →
"We are both united in liberating Lebanon from an occupation power dominated by Iran called Hezbollah."View Story →
"We are both united in liberating Lebanon from an occupation power dominated by Iran called Hezbollah."View Story →
"The two countries had discovered they were on the same side in the goal of liberating Lebanon from Hezbollah."View Story →
"The two countries had discovered they were on the same side in the goal of liberating Lebanon from Hezbollah."View Story →
"this malign influence called Hezbollah"View Story →
"We hope that together, under your leadership, we can formalize peace between Israel and Lebanon in the very near future."View Story →
"the only clear crime on display here is the violation of journalistic standards by Mr Kristof and his paper."View Story →
"There will be ups and downs, but the potential for success is great."View Story →
"There will be ups and downs, but the potential for success is great."View Story →
"There will be ups and downs, but the potential for success is great."View Story →
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