Mahmoud Abbas Quotes on War & Peace (20 Quotes)

We are coming into a new phase. In this phase, we are calling for the international community to help us return to the negotiating table with the Israelis, conclude the peace process and implement it.

We affirm that we want to live in peace, security and stability next to the state of Israel.

I was and I am working on planting the culture of peace among the Palestinian people in order to pave the way for a smooth Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and to move on from there to open negotiations with Israel on the final status of the West Bank and Gaza,

If the settlement activities in Palestinian land and construction of the so-called separation wall on confiscated Palestinian land continue, we might soon find ourselves at a situation where the foundation of peace, a free Palestine state living side by side in peace and security in Israel, is a factual impossibility.

We will miss him as a distinguished religious figure, who devoted his life to defending the values of peace, freedom and equality. He defended the rights of Palestinians, their freedom and independence.

There is no point at the moment, it would be a useless step that would be destined to start a civil war,

There is no doubt Sharon is a man capable of realizing his convictions and I think that the Israeli people can choose peace.

destructive policy toward the truce and the peace process.

A few days ago Israeli civilians were victims of a suicide mission. We condemn this action and repeat that the extremist forces are still intent to destroy any efforts toward peace. They reject the path of democracy which the Palestinians are adamant to follow,

Peace and security cannot be guaranteed by the construction of walls, by the erection of checkpoints and the confiscation of land, but rather by the recognition of rights.

We are embarking on a new era, and we call on the international community to help us return to the negotiating table with the Israelis, to conclude a peace agreement and implement it.

In a visit to a Gaza City school at the start of the new school year Saturday, Abbas said the withdrawal will improve daily life. God willing, the people will live in peace and security, ... The Israeli attacks will end, and then people will enjoy freedom of movement.

He said the United States recently sent a general to the region to help the Palestinians have an effective security force ... is desirous of developing a state that would live side by side with Israel in peace.

These issues are certainly harming the peace, and anyone who continues with it of course doesn't want peace.

for the sake of peace and the future of both peoples and the region.

We believe peace is possible now and we are ready to negotiate with Israel to reach a true and lasting peace based on justice and international legitimacy,

If Mr. Sharon is facing internal problems, then I say he cannot solve one problem by creating another, ... It was the correct decision to withdraw from Gaza, and this is a good thing, and he now must continue with the peace process.

a person who has got the will to work for peace.

I am convinced that we could sign a peace accord in less than a year.

We will not hesitate to get into such a negotiation. The way to peace is to sit together at the negotiation table, not the path of killings and unilateral actions.