"We will continue in our unwavering fight against criminal nationalistic activity by extremist elements, and these criminal terrorists will meet a harsh response."
--Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon decides to leave Border Police forces inside radical Yitzhar settlement.**

"What will you do if, in a week, three 14-year-old girls are kidnapped from one of the settlements? Will you say there is a law and we don't release terrorists?"
--Shin Bet chief Tamir Pardo said to ministers ten days ago, in an effort to convince them not to approve a bill preventing releasing terrorists.**

59%.
--Percentage of Israeli Jews who believe settlements harm Israel’s relationship with the US government.**

"Israel needs to do everything to save the youth and return them home, whether by a military action if that is possible or through a painful (prisoner exchange) deal, if there is no choice.  But the day after, Israel must...ask itself what is the hope and what is the future for the Israeli presence in the heart of  the Territories."
--Peace Now Secretary General writes in Yedioth Op-Ed that the kidnapping came as no surprise.**

"MK Miri Regev (Likud) behaved in an unacceptable manner when she convened a meeting with no MKs in attendance."
--Bill to force-feed hunger-striking Palestinian detainees rushed through first reading.**

"One cannot recall such measures being taken in other local authorities which have suffered terror attacks."
 --Peace Now Secretary General reacts to government decision in wake of kidnapping to transfer millions of shekels to settlements without any designation of objectives.**

"A doctor is a human, before being Jewish or Arab."
--MK and medical doctor Ahmad Tibi writes open letter to Israeli physician who expressed his reservations over caring for Palestinians following kidnapping affair.**

"I've felt like I held the Middle East peace in my fingers, and no one is guiding me what to do - not the Health Ministry and not the government."
--Senior Israeli doctor who is treating 35 Palestinian hunger-striking administrative detainees (imprisoned without charges) at a major hospital in Israel.**

"Patently immoral."
--Prof. Rafi Walden, Deputy Director of Sheba Hospital and co-director of Doctors for Human Rights speaks his mind about Israel's force-feeding bill.**