The head of Hezbollah says that extremists harm Islam more than cartoons do.

This is pretty striking:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/09/nasrallah-cartoons_n_6443530.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000014

And, for those who wonder:  Yes, it was said in Arabic.  To Arabs.  In the Middle East.

(Thanks to Jabra Ghneim for pointing me to this.)