“The fact that people are willing to sacrifice themselves against Israeli warplanes in order to protect their homes, I believe this strategy is proving itself.”Oren Dorell, “Analysis: Human Rights or Human Shields in Gaza War?,” USA Today, July 24, 2014, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/24/israel-gaza-human-rights-human-shields/13112057/.

“[Israeli soldiers face Palestinian soldiers] craving to die.”“Lapid says Hamas commander Mohammad Deif ‘a dead man,’” Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2013, http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Lapid-says-Hamas-commander-Mohammad-Deif-a-dead-man-369412.

“Hamas will not recognize Israel. This is a red line that cannot be crossed.” Adnan Abu Amer, “Hamas’ Abu Marzouk says recognizing Israel a ‘red line,’” Al-Monitor, May 5, 2014, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/05/interview-abu-marzouk-hamas-israel-fatah-reconciliation.html.

“Israel is the main enemy. But the tactical priority depends on the direct threat, so our confrontation with takfiri groups derives from the direct danger they represent, and it does not affect our readiness to confront Israel. … Israel is the enemy of humanity and truth. It cannot coexist with anyone. … We don’t have a military wing and a political one; we don’t have Hezbollah on one hand and the resistance party on the other…Every element of Hezbollah, from commanders to members as well as our various capabilities, are in the service of the resistance, and we have nothing but the resistance as a priority.”“Hezbollah strong enough to confront both fundamentalists and Israel: Qassem,” Daily Star, May 22, 2014, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/May-22/257470-hezbollah-strong-enough-to-confront-both-fundamentalists-and-israel-qassem.ashx.

“Yes, the explosion in the Shebaa Farms that Hezbollah has not claimed until now was the work of the resistance, which means the work of Hezbollah.”Agence France-Presse, “Hezbollah Chief Admits Group Targeted Israeli Patrol,” Times of Israel, April 7, 2014, accessed August 4, 2014, http://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-chief-admits-group-targeted-israeli-patrol/.

“We want all the rifles to be pointed at Israel.” Elhanan Miller, “Iran Slashed Hamas Funding, Senior Official Admits,” Times of Israel, October 16, 2013, http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-slashed-hamas-funding-senior-official-admits.

“At times the officials of the Zionist regime (Israel) threaten to launch a military invasion but they themselves know that if they make the slightest mistake the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground.”Marcus George and Zahra Hosseinian, “Iran Will Destroy Israeli Cities If Attacked: Khamenei,” Reuters, March 21, 2013, http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/21/us-iran-khamenei-idUSBRE92K0LA20130321.

"One of the leaders of the sons of the pigs and the monkeys in Israel, one of their military colonels, one of the Israeli commanders, said: “If the Islamists take Syria, we are finished.” If they take Syria, Israel is finished. The Muslims will unite, they will have their Caliphate, and they will conquer the world.”Australian Islamist Musa Cerantonio Glorifies Jihad, Supports Jabhat Al-Nusra In Syria,” MEMRI, March 11, 2013, http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7070.htm.

“We will never let go of our arms.”Nada Bakri, “Hezbollah Leader Backs Syrian President in Public,” The New York Times, December 6, 2011, accessed August 4, 2014, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/world/middleeast/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-leader-showcases-defiance-in-rare-appearance.html.

“The American administration abandons its followers and allies at the first crossroad to search for its interests. Our Arab and Islamic nations should know that the American administration is the enemy and the threat.”Nada Bakri, “Hezbollah Leader Backs Syrian President in Public,” The New York Times, December 6, 2011, accessed August 4, 2014, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/world/middleeast/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-leader-showcases-defiance-in-rare-appearance.html.