Quotations/Quotes by Mahmoud Abbas (born 26 March 1935)

Do you think I am happy to work like this? I want to earn some living to feed my children,

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From here, from this place, our nation and our masses are walking toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

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From today we will not allow armed chaos, the taking of the law into individual hands, or attacks on public property.

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I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders.

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I don't want to talk about whether firing these rockets is important or not, but I wanted to talk about the destructive consequences. No one of us could forget last week's tragedy when a father and his son were killed by a rocket.

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If we win the legislative elections , we will never recognize the state of Israel,

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It is an important day in our people's history in Gaza Strip and northern West Bank, where all settlements will be removed out of our lands forever,

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My brothers, we are living these days in historical joy, a great joy, with the dismantling of settlements out of the Gaza Strip,

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New era of peace and hope [on a ceasefire]

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No one would have the right to cancel any of the issues that the Israelis and the Palestinians would negotiate to find a final permanent solution for all these issues.

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No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.

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Now these mistakes have been corrected.

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Only with an international agreement because we want to do the right thing at the right time, to behave as a state in a responsible way.

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The center will facilitate the media in all they need. ... A group of Cabinet ministers and officials will be ready at all times to answer your questions,

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The chaos that existed is over,

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The situation along the border is stable and the chaos we saw in the past few days is over,

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The withdrawal of the [Israeli] army and settlers from the Gaza Strip does not signal the end of the occupation.

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There have been some mistakes and trespasses because of the excitement over the Israeli withdrawal, and many people have been crossing the border in both directions, ... But we have solved the problem and everyone has returned to his home.

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There have been some mistakes due to the feeling of joy,

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There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able to show the world we deserve independence and freedom.

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This crime is a clear illustration of the danger posed by Jewish settlers to our people, and we want to know why the Israeli government allows them to be armed and commit crime after crime.

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This will be a prerequisite to ensure that the withdrawal will take place in a civilized manner, ... We'll be able to show the world that we deserve our independence and our freedom. We have no other choice.

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To keep law and order.

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Today Gaza, tomorrow Jerusalem.

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We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.

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We are aiming for political pluralism with a broad spectrum of parties - ranging from the left to the religious parties, as is the case in Israel.

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We are trying to lead our people to a just peace and to security, and we want to pave the way for the next generations.

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We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.

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We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.

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We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967.

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We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.

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We have lost a very important religious figure who dedicated his life to peace and justice for all. [on the death of Pope John Paul II]

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We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that authority.

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We have one law for everyone and no one is above the law. We are not going to tolerate chaos after today.

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We need international support so that our people live a life of normality, of dignity, of liberty and freedom. I hope that our cry for freedom may be heard.

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We should let them get out,

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We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave.

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We want to do the right job at the right time because we want to act as a state, as a responsible authority. Therefore, we are following up on the subject seriously with our brothers in Egypt. Until we reach agreement, we should be patient.

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We will not allow the state of lawlessness, the disorder of weapons, taking law into one's hands, kidnapping and attacks on government institutions and state land to continue, ... No one is above the law.

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