Yasser Arafat quotes - page 2

The PLO will now concentrate on splitting Israel psychologically into two camps... We plan to eliminate the State of Israel and establish a Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. Jews will not want to live among Arabs. I have no use for Jews. They are and remain Jews. We now need all the help we can get from you in our battle for a united Palestine under Arab rule. (Yasser Arafat)
Amanpour: Secretary of State Colin Powell has spoken to you, I understand. He has also spoken publicly. He called on you to rein in the violence. What do you make of that statement, and can you and will you rein in that violence? Arafat: Are you asking me while I am under complete siege? You are a wonderful journalist. You have to respect your profession.... No, you have to be accurately when you are speaking with General Yasser Arafat. Be quiet! ... You are covering, with such questions, the terrorist activities of the Israeli occupation and the Israeli crimes. Take care not to make these fatal mistakes. Thank you. Bye, bye! View quote
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Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. View quote
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It's always convenient for certain people to heap accusations on Israel. View quote
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Let it collapse, it will be the fault of Israel and the Americans. View quote
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Since we cannot defeat Israel in war we do this in stages. We take any and every territory that we can of Palestine, and establish sovereignty there, and we use it as a springboard to take more. When the time comes, we can get the Arab nations to join us for the final blow against Israel. View quote
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The obstacle is the USA administration. I know there is a strong Israeli lobby in America, no doubt of it. View quote
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So here we extend our hand to you in reconciliation, and we extend the olive branch to resume the path that we began in Madrid and Oslo. View quote
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We hope that we will have this agreement for the implementation of what had been agreed upon very soon. View quote
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I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!... The stupid fool is a zealot, a warrior, and a clever one. But he doesn't accomplish anything. View quote
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For nearly four decades, he expressed and symbolised in his person the national aspirations of the Palestinian people. (Yasser Arafat)
He was the father of the modern Palestinian nationalist movement. A powerful human symbol and forceful advocate, Palestinians united behind him in their pursuit of a homeland. While he provided indispensable leadership to a revolutionary movement and was instrumental in forging a peace agreement with Israel in 1993, he was excluded from the negotiating role in more recent years. View quote
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Yasser Arafat was one of the outstanding freedom fighters of this generation, one who gave his entire life to the cause of the Palestinian people. View quote
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(It is) good that the world is rid of him... The sun is shining in the Middle East. View quote
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