The Amman Agreement failed because there was American pressure, and Israeli pressure, on Jordan to deal alone. — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
The Palestinian state is within our grasp. Soon the Palestinian flag will fly on the walls, the minarets and the cathedrals of… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
The obstacle is the USA administration. I know there is a strong Israeli lobby in America, no doubt of it. — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
The Palestinian Rifle is ready and we will aim it if they try to prevent us from praying in Jerusalem. — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth. — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart. — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
I am convinced that our people are now on the way to establishing a Palestinian state. The agreement signed in Cairo is… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
Did you follow what [General Yehoshafat] Harkabi wrote? Formerly of the Israeli military intelligence service. Remember him? Did you follow what he… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
The Israelis are mistaken if they think we do not have an alternative to negotiations. By Allah I swear they are wrong.… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
If there is any Arab problem we can solve it inside the Arab League. But we are going to deal with the… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
In 1982, when Alexander Haig and [Ariel] Sharon put this plan to invade the south of Lebanon and Beirut, they imagined that… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
“Arafat had said that the womb of the Palestinian woman was a "biological weapon," which he could use to create Palestine state… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
[Adolf] Hitler succeeded once upon a time to conquer all the big powers within two or three years and occupied all Europe,… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
I have a solution. I agree for the United Nations forces to be on the borders between me and them for any… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
Even if only one guerilla cub survives the prolonged struggle, I am confident that he will raise the flag of Palestine overJerusalem...… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
The Palestinians, whose national cause guards the gates of Arab-Israeli peace, look forward like their Arab brethren to that comprehensive, just, and… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
We started the peace process on the basis of land for peace and on the basis of U.N. resolution 242 and 338,1… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
I would like to congratulate my partners in peace - Mr. Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Mr. Shimon Peres,… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
[Alexander Haig and Ariel Sharon ] casualties in this war were more than in all the previous Arab - Israeli confrontations. If… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
The Arabs are looking forward to developing their region, which the long years of war had prevented from finding its true place… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
I know the American administration is trying to refurbish its image after Irangate, especially in the Middle East and among their friends… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
We have absolute support from all our masses inside our occupied territories and even outside our occupied territories. The "War of the… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
It will be another disaster, after Irangate. Not only that, not only this longest Arab - Israeli confrontation: but also the most… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
Where is [Ariel] Sharon who, planning to be one of the big heroes of Israel, became one of the killers, criminals, killing… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
Jordan recognizes that east Jerusalem is the capital of the Palestinian state and Jordan rejects foreign sovereignty -- Israeli sovereignty -- over the holy… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
We have absolute support from all our masses inside our occupied territories and even outside our occupied territories. The "War of the Camps" [in… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
The Israelis are mistaken if they think we do not have an alternative to negotiations. By Allah I swear they are wrong. The Palestinian… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
When American administration will find that their interest is to follow up with the international conference and to find peace in this area, they… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
I am challenging Ezer Weizman to accept the democratic state where both of us can live in this democratic state. What confederation? No. One… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
When I made a big effort in '96 and it is not - I squeezed and I arrested a part of [terroristic groups]. — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
Now you are trying to recover it through Irangate. I know that. But it will cost you a lot. And if you are speaking… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
In 1982, when Alexander Haig and [Ariel] Sharon put this plan to invade the south of Lebanon and Beirut, they imagined that in two… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
We completely condemn this very dangerous attack, and I convey my condolences to the American people, to the American president and to the American… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
I know the American administration is trying to refurbish its image after Irangate, especially in the Middle East and among their friends in this… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations. — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
Since we cannot defeat Israel in war, we do this in stages. We take any and every territory that we can of Palestine, and… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share
This child, who is grasping the stone, facing the tank, is it not the greatest message to the world when that hero becomes a… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share