Yasser Arafat Quotes on War & Peace (22 Quotes)


    We demanded that the United States play a role in pushing the peace process forward and we thank President Clinton and the U. S. administration for that role,


    to make the maximum effort to end terrorism against Israel, which undermines the prospects for peace.

    For me, no, but for him, I think so. But not only our people but the majority of the Israeli people are with the peace of the brave.

    We strive to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, ... We don't want a breakdown of the peace process.


    Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.

    Peace, stability and security cannot be restored to the Middle East without the return of Jerusalem to full Palestinian sovereignty and as the capital of the Palestinian state,

    We have no other alternative. And in spite of all the difficulties we are facing, we have one alternative to carry on with the peace process. This is our strategic target.

    I extend my congratulations to the Israeli people toward the Jewish new year. I hope this holiday will be the beginning of a new era of peace and security between the two peoples -- the Israelis and Palestinians and other people in the region.


    What has been declared recently by the Israeli government has made very difficult circumstances for the peace process,

    It's obvious that the Israelis were not ready to make the necessary steps, and take the necessary positions, to make a peace agreement possible.

    In his speech, Cheney said a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict would be critical to winning the broader war on terrorism. Although he said Israel should avoid actions that undermine the long-term viability of a two-state solution, ... Peace will not be achieved by Palestinian rulers who intimidate opposition, tolerate and profit from corruption and maintain ties to terrorist groups.

    The battle for Jerusalem is a battle of life or death, ... There will be no peace, no security, no stability without the return of liberated Jerusalem, the eternal capital for an independent Palestinian state, whether they like it or not.

    Our duty today, the duty of all of us is to continue the work that I started with my late partner Yitzhak Rabin, to protect the peace of the brave and to continue and complete that work,

    Peace is a one-way road, ... Let us together remove the obstacles facing us.

    Peace will emerge from the land of peace in Palestine.

    We pray God give you a long life, good health, serenity and peace so that you can continue to spread the Christian message of love and peace.

    The most important thing is my people and my cause. ... Toward the peace of the land which I had signed with my friend former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin,

    I have issued strict orders to abide by the cease-fire, and we hope that the Israeli government will respond to our call for peace.

    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.

    I can't forget myself, the peace of the brave, which I had signed with my partner, assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.


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