Mahmoud Abbas Quotes (193 Quotes)

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

This is a test for all the Palestinian people and the Palestinian leadership to prove to themselves and to the world that they can build a state,

The European countries must understand that the Palestinian people are in bad need of this aid. I hope to God that they will change their positions, both Israel and the European countries.

serious and tangible action against terrorism.

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

We do not ignore the suffering of the Jews throughout history. It is time to bring all this suffering to an end.

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.

Israel's lack of regard for the road map is having a powerfully negative effect on Palestinian society at an extremely critical time in our democratic development.

lowest level in four years.

it is against our interests and it only increases the violence in this region.

These kinds of attacks harm the Palestinian interest, and we as an authority and government must move to stop it. We will not stop pursuing anyone who carries out such attacks.

We will continue to follow up on these issues, and our main goal is to prevent a situation where the Gaza Strip would be turned into a big prison. The Gaza Strip should be open to the outside world and the West Bank. Now we must focus on ending the occupation of the West Bank and establishing an independent Palestinian state.

This is a very important agreement, ... I explained that to the prime minister, and I think he did not reject this because this is the only way open to us. We don't want to bring war between brothers because it is destructive for us.

You may have not taken into consideration the issue of elections, or some of you may have believed that I am going to delay the elections.

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.

This exit of the settlers is the result of sacrifices of our people, the patience of our people ... and the wisdom of our people.

It is very obvious that Israel has left the Gaza Strip, and has no right to come back and cannot carry out any measures under any excuses. I condemn those firing rockets and I ask everybody to halt such actions. I also condemn any act that can bring the occupation back to the Gaza strip.

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.

so it will become a model of civilization for the rest of the world.

With regard to dealing with the Palestinian organizations, this is our affair, ... We know more and are more capable than others in dealing with our brothers.

We know there are some groups that want to harm us.

This attack was aimed at sabotaging the elections and the efforts that have been made by the Palestinian Authority PA.

Elections have been done in some places, and we deal with that in a positive way. For places which have not held their primaries, we will find a suitable solution.

It is time to impose the authority of law and order. These events ... harm our international credibility and strengthen Israel 's pretext to undermine peace and stop withdrawals.

What's important is that we go through the election process first united but also...with sportsmanship and a spirit of transparency and fairness so that we can achieve the true democracy that we all want.

I tell you, frankly, we have a historical opportunity that hinges on our good performance. Today there is no room for personal agendas,

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

I am determined to implement the program on which I was elected. It is a program that is based on negotiations as a means to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict with Israel.

This is happening at a time when the Palestinian Authority is trying to preserve the period of calm and abide by agreements reached with Israel, ... Israel is seeking to escalate tensions and explode the situation to avoid fulfilling its commitments.

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.

I announce my strong condemnation of this horrible act, which does not serve the interest of the Palestinian people at all, ... I have given my instructions to the security minister to launch an investigation.

the division of lands between Israel and Palestinians under a final status agreement.

We are now here to lay the foundation stone of a Palestinian city on the same location of what used to be knows as the settlement of Morag, to accommodate 25 thousand citizens whose houses were demolished in this area or others, so they could live a new phase of normal and peaceful life,

This operation led to regrettable clashes and we hope it will not continue so that we may control the situation.

I will be able to control the chaos in Gaza.

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.

Those meetings would focus on helping the Palestinians to rebuild what had been destroyed by the Israeli occupation,

We recognize that Palestinians need help in consolidating security forces and training security forces that would defeat the terrorists that would like to stop the march of freedom.

Until now, we haven't asked anyone to form the government. We are carrying on contacts with all factions, and of course we will ask the party that won the majority to form the government.

This exit of the settlers is one of the fruits of your sacrifices. This step is only the first step that will be completed in the West Bank and in Jerusalem. But the step has come as a result of patience and sacrifices of our people, of martyrs, of wounded, of houses destroyed. All of those have brought us the fruit we are celebrating today.

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

We have agreed with Prime Minister Sharon to cease all violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians, wherever they are,

It was a good meeting, ... We discussed the (Gaza) agreement reached yesterday. We discussed the continuation of such meetings.

This parliament of youth had already achieved a national unity among them, but unfortunately, adults of the Palestinian factions had failed so far to achieve it.

Today is the beginning of the fishermen's journey to Jerusalem,

You either provide me support so that I can be loyal to this trust you have put in me, or you take it back,

We repeat our denunciation and renunciation of terrorism against the Israelis wherever they might be.

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.

We need to look at the West Bank and end the occupation there,

We are fully aware that the movement of finance is now globally subject to many inspections. I don't think the world can allow the entry of this type of money.