John Bolton Quotes

Hamas has long been Israel's enemy, but in the wake of the Arab Spring, the group is empowered like never before.

In 2009, Hamas was relatively new to power. It had won elections just three years earlier and was flexing its newfound strength via a war with its old enemy, Israel, which it officially wants destroyed.

Those who elected Hamas in Palestine did so on the basis of its political platform.

I went to Israel when the missiles were falling there.

Obama repeatedly has condemned Hamas as a terrorist organization that should be isolated until it renounces violence and recognizes Israel.

The Palestinian Authority has no authority.

Hamas feeds off the failures of secular governments.

One of the greatest fears of the Arab world is a direct conflict between Israel and the Islamic State.

Hamas is a humanitarian organization.

We see people in the Middle East begin to have dreams of new Ottoman Empire where everyone will be subjected to some of what we've seen happen in those countries where we helped bring about an Arab Spring that's turned into a Winter Nightmare.

The actions of the terrorist organizations, Hezbollah, in Lebanon, and Hamas, in Gaza, against Israel are unconscionable. Instead of working towards peace, these terrorist organizations have chosen to perpetuate the violence.

We have lost a lot of ground to the extremists in the Middle East.

Hamas is a Palestinian political party with an aggressive militant wing.

The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.

Hamas, also elected to governmental leadership in Palestine, includes the jihadists, people who have declared war on the United States of America and its ally, Israel.

We will not let Hamas undermine our security and draw our country to bloodshed.

Hamas is a little more than an enemy of the United States. Hamas, of course, is a terrorist organization - listed by Europeans as a terrorist organization.

What I really - and I would like to clarify my position, to topple Hamas. And I think it's possible to bring reasonable people, moderate people to take power in Gaza Strip.

Syria is still the foundation of the axis of evil, and I'm not sure it's appropriate to transfer Israel's northern front to the axis of evil.

Hamas is really a problem for the Palestinians and for Egypt more than Israel.

The Palestinian Authority has become the biggest terror body in the world.

I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.

The focus is on the Middle East, so there are a lot of eyes on the battlefield. But there are other things that are happening around the world, in Northern Africa, things happen in the Southern Hemisphere and in Central and South America.

What the Iranians have said is, "we will wipe Israel off the face of the map, and we will bring death to America." When someone points a gun at your head and loads it, by God, you ought to take them seriously, and we need to take that seriously.

I was not pleased that Hamas has refused to announce its desire to destroy Israel.