"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.**

"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.**

"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.**

"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.**

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

"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.**

"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.**

"Just as we saw in the case of Firing Zone 918 [in the South Hebron Hills], after the Palestinians are expelled on grounds that it’s a firing zone, settlers are allowed to take control of the land."
--MK Dov Khenin (Hadash) responds to statements by Deputy Defense Minister Zeev Elkin that there is no choice but remove Palestinians from their homes in IDF firing zones.**

"He is expected to pray at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron on the one hand and participate in the ceremony commemorating the 1956 Kafr Qasim massacre of Israeli Arabs by Israeli soldiers on the other."
--Haaretz+ Knesset reporter writes that the President-elect Rubi Rivlin is not afraid of controversies and really does intend to represent all facets of Israeli society.**