Ahmed Qorei Quotes (39 Quotes)

I want to see a real cease-fire from both sides within a commitment to stop all kinds of killings of the Palestinians or killing of the Israelis,

Any kind of a military act against Israel ... is condemned and not allowed.

The Palestinian Cabinet welcomes a meeting with Sharon but insists that such a meeting will not take place without the necessary preparation,

We will not accept this, and the world will not accept it.

As of 11 a.m. today the Palestinian leadership will be in constant meetings to follow up this dangerous development to show how dangerous this development is.

May God bring Arafat back healthy soon so that he will continue leading this march. We discussed a number of fundamental issues which affect all our people in the West Bank and Gaza.

This will only add fuel to the fire. We call on the Israelis to immediately stop these moves and to allow the Palestinian Authority to do its job.

It is a very, very dangerous decision. It is an unwise decision. It will escalate the situation. It will make all efforts ... to try to implement the roadmap ... impossible, useless.

It's impossible. We cannot leave if any issue will be left. It will create problems. It will be a time bomb for a new explosion.

There was no discussion on specific issues or narrowing of gaps.

The Israeli say the road closures are to defend themselves, but it is really just a procedure to make our lives difficult, especially during Ramadan,

These bombings are used by the Israeli government as an excuse to continue its aggression and collective punishment against the Palestinian people,

We call on the international community, the quartet and the American administration to intervene to put a stop to the Israeli escalation,

Security cannot be achieved through force -- through the use of force -- but through the creation of the an environment that is helpful to create confidence between the parties,

Our people are suffering, our land is being stolen, so we will not meet with Sharon just to give him cover for his actions and give him legitimacy, ... We need to ask ourselves what we want to achieve from such a meeting. We are serious. We want real negotiations.

We are looking for a comprehensive agreement. We don't want to renegotiate the issues that will be agreed.

Unfortunately, the period that separates us from today until the elections in Israel is short and won't allow us to finish the work we have started. We hope we can resume after the election and finish the work we have started.

rejection and condemnation of the ugly attack.

The first thing we want is a very clear position regarding settlements. We cannot say that there's a peace process while the land confiscation, settlement activity, settlement expansion are taking place,

I said it was a difficult meeting. It was not up to the level of our expectations or the level of the expectations of many Arab and international parties that helped in organizing this meeting with the Israelis.

There is no time left for postponement, ... Losing time does not serve the peace process nor the stability of this region.

The only thing that matters to us is to have a government in Israel interested in the peace process and capable of signing a settlement with us.

All these things do not leave any room for the creation of a viable Palestinian state.

Please protect this land. It is for you and yours to protect.

I invite the Israel, the international community, the world to listen carefully, to remember carefully who is the murderer.

I can say that there are very serious discussions, ... All issues that represent the keys of the agreement were in discussions. There are committees, there is a committee for territory and Jerusalem and security and other committee for refugees. There is still a gap, but we are working very seriously, trying to see whether its possible.

This is a wrong decision and reflects that Israel is trying to find any excuse to disrupt any serious effort that leads to reviving the peace process and to achieve calm,

It won't help, it won't work, it will cause a tragedy,

If there is any violation in the land issue, or any statement that encourages the building of the wall, that it would destroy the peace process and leave nothing for negotiation,

We are passing on a very dangerous and historical moment, ... Each side should help its responsibility carefully. We should put emotion aside, and at this point think seriously about the interests of our people on both sides, Palestinians and Israelis.

have enough time for serious negotiations.

The government will on Wednesday publish the report of the ministerial commission into the death of Yasser Arafat, which will include the report of the French hospital where he was treated,

It was a very important meeting. It may be the first of its kind where the government, the legislative council and heads of security forces have met with leaders of national and Islamic movements,

Who is corrupt and who isn't corrupt These are the questions that are being raised, but this is not how corruption is solved.

We still do have time.

We are very pleased to talk to Secretary Powell. We discussed the situation about the peace process, how to revise the peace process forward. I think we had very, very constructive talks this afternoon.

The security situation is very serious. Chaos, murders, crime and gun-carrying continue.

I'm looking -- from the Americans, from the Europeans, from the quartet -- for real practical support, not by words. I want to change the situation on the ground for the Palestinian people,

I think it is very difficult to reach an agreement in the time left. We might end this negotiation at a certain point that keeps the momentum until after the election.