The U.S. “…launched atomic bomb attacks against people in Japan and launched wars in Vietnam [and]… supported [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu in the 50-day war against Gaza… is not qualified ethically and morally to present itself as a fighter against terrorism or as a leader for an international coalition” against terrorism.“America mother of terrorism: Hezbollah chief,” Press TV, September 23, 2014, http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/09/23/379780/america-mother-of-terrorism-hezbollah/.

“We are now inside one of the tunnels of the Al-Quds Brigades [the military arm of PIJ], on which work began the minute the war on Gaza ended and the ceasefire was declared… We will not be hindered by the threats of the enemy or by the ban on importing cement and other building materials…These tunnels will also have other uses, which we will not disclose. [These tunnels will be used for] launching anti-tank weapons, especially the Kornet missile… Allah willing, we are awaiting instructions to go out and take on the targets of the enemy.”“Video shows Islamic Jihad’s new Gaza tunnels,” i24 News, September 9, 2014, http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/43188-140909-video-shows-islamic-jihad-s-new-gaza-tunnels; “#4478-Palestinian Islamic Jihad Digs New Tunnels in Gaza,” Middle East Media Research Institute, September 4, 2014, http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/4478.htm.

In reference to the summer 2014 kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers: “Hamas praises the role martyrs Abu Aysha and Kawasme played in chasing down Israeli settlers and we stress that their assassination will not weaken the resistance.” Ali Sawafta, “Israel says its troops kill Hamas men accused of slaying teens,” Reuters, September 23, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/23/us-palestinians-israel-idUSKCN0HI09H20140923.

“Arming the West Bank has started and weapons will be supplied to the people of this region.”“Basij Commander: Arming West Bank Started,” Fars News Agency, August 27, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930605000983.

“[W]e will do our best with full force to arm and equip the resistance, especially in the West Bank.”“IRGC Vows to Continue Backing Resistance Movement till Liberation of Palestine,” Fars News Agency, August 29, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930607000523.

“On behalf of the Zealous Basijis (volunteer forces) of the Islamic Iran, I take the honor to congratulate you as well as all the Palestinians and the entire Muslims on the great victory of the Muslim Ummah in their 51-day resistance (against Israel).”“IRGC Vows to Continue Backing Resistance Movement till Liberation of Palestine,” Fars News Agency, August 29, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930607000523.

“The Zionists should know that the next war won't be confined to the present borders and the Mujahedeen will push them back.”“Basij Commander: Arming West Bank Started,” Fars News Agency, August 27, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930605000983.

“As the Zionist settlers were forced to emigrate from the settlements around the Gaza Strip, we will certainly witness the return of all the Zionists to their original places of residence outside Palestine in not-too-distant future.”“Islamic Jihad lauds Leader’s backing for resistance,” Press TV, August 27, 2014, http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/08/27/376781/islamic-jihad-hails-leader-backing/.

"What is the difference between what Netanyahu, [Israeli Defense Minister Moshe] Yaalon, and [Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Benny] Gantz are doing—killing thousands of civilians, children, women, entire neighborhoods, targeting mosques, destroying hospitals and [United Nations Relief and Works Agency] schools—what's the difference between that and what the Nazis did in the 1930s and '40s? And what Hitler did. This is the real holocaust.”Michael Isikoff, “In Personal Plea, Top Hamas Leader Calls on Obama to Stop ‘Holocaust’ in Gaza,” Yahoo News, August 25, 2014, http://news.yahoo.com/in-personal-plea--top-hamas-leader-calls-on-obama-to-stop--holocaust--in-gaza-180315615.html.

“The West’s cultural invasion is not merely against the Iranian nation and it also includes their own nations (in Europe) as they intend to separate not just our, but also their own nations from ethics and morality because if the European and US nations live an ethics-based life, they won't accept the Zionists’ cruelties so easily.”“Basij Commander: European Race on Brink of Extinction,” Fars News Agency, August 20, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930529000571.