“We want to be part of the international community. I think Hamas has no interest now to

“We want to be part of the international community. I think Hamas has no interest now to increase the number of crises in Gaza or to challenge the world.”

Ghazi Hamad

Leader of the militant group Hamas.

“As my children pointed out, in Chicago, school is never canceled. In fact, my 7-year-old pointed out that you’d go outside for recess. You wouldn’t even stay indoors. So, I don’t know. We’re going to have to try to apply some flinty Chicago toughness.”

President Barack Obama

On private schools in Washington, D.C., closing because of icy roads.