“I am an Arab Israeli, married to a Jewish woman and raising a wonderful family. My wife and I devote all our lives to fulfilling co-existence between Jews and Arabs and it was to that end that we established the Jaffa theater. You cannot expect me to go against my conscience and agree to perform in controversial places. … Don’t force me to act against my will just for the sake of removing this threat.”
--Actor and director of Elmina Theater responds to threats of stopping funding.**

“Not everyone who can’t stand Benjamin Netanyahu is an anti-Semite, dear Jews. On Sunday, in New York, you deeply shamed us.”
--Top Maariv political commentator Ben Caspit slams the ‘clueless’ American Jews who booed US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.**

"The problem with Glick's arguments for her accusations is that they have no real grasp on reality.”
--Maariv's top political commentator Ben Caspit writes that Jerusalem Post editor Caroline Glick was way off when she accused two former security chiefs of refusing an order to attack Iran.**

“In the interview, aired this past week, Obama posed hope against fear: Netanyahu is offering Israelis fear – fear of Iran, fear of concessions to the Palestinians, fear of change; Obama is offering Israelis hope. I once believed that Fear vs. Hope was the correct equation. The results of the recent election have caused me doubts.”
--Yedioth’s top political commentator Nahum Barnea writes that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is successfully uniting a very significant proportion of the Israeli public against Arabs. Hate vs. Hope.**

“There is a point that will determine if we are to exist here over time or not, and that is our [ability to] stand up for our rights. Running around, and I won’t use the word ‘pandering,' among powers and asking to be saved is not part of standing up for your rights. If we want to last here over time, we must stand up for our rights.”
--Newly released IDF archive minutes marking the 48th anniversary of the Six Day War today, which reveal how the IDF brass pressured the politicians to authorize an attack.**

"We cannot bear this victimization policy of yours, Ministers Shaked and Akunis. Calm down, because those who work in the service of this boycott are members of the Netanyahu government. They are those who impose separation on buses and release videos of Arabs 'going in droves' (to the polls) and claim Arabs are playing games."
--Meretz Chairwoman MK Zehava Gal-On slammed back against the MKs who said there was no connection between BDS and the occupation.**  

“There is no occupation here and this subject is not urgent. In the Six Day War we got what was ours. We returned home. This issue has no importance on the public agenda. I suggest promoting discussions on peace and co-existence. Forget two states, there will only be one state – the State of Israel.”
--In a stormy Knesset debate, Likud MK Miki Zohar says the Knesset does not need to hold a discussion about the Six Day War on its 48th anniversary this week.**

“Last week the (kibbutz) administration decided to that the Arab laborers are good enough to enter the kibbutz, renovate and build our homes, but G-d forbid, not to eat with us in the same space in the dining room. Why?...Because some mothers complained…that the laborers were ‘scary.’”
--Ranen Yazarsky revealed her kibbutz’s ‘dirty laundry’ on her Facebook page sparking a storm.**

“The defendant made a case from which it is clear that when many complaints were filed of incitement against groups of Jews, settlers or soldiers, no criminal investigation was even launched – and if the complaints were examined, the state made do with a delayed reply, to the effect that there was no ‘real possibility’ of violence."
--Kfar Saba Magistrate’s Court Judge Nava Bechor criticized the prosecution, which, she said, selectively enforces the law against right-wingers compared to others.** 

"At FIFA on Friday, it was proved, again, that we understand only force. Suddenly Israel is prepared to compromise on four significant issues for the Palestinians, suddenly we are promising and begging and returning VIP cards (to Palestinians) and vowing to behave."

--Maariv's Ben Caspit writes that Israel's supposed diplomatic victory was actually a failure.**