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> [In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/in-order-to-obtain-the-goal-of-returning-to-palestine-all-of-us/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

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> [In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth. But it is forbidden that this harm the continued struggle against the Zionist enemy. Cooperation and understanding between the P.L.O. and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/in-order-to-obtain-the-goal-of-returning-to-palestine-all-of-us-2/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

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## More by Yasser Arafat

> [We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/we-plan-to-eliminate-the-state-of-israel-and-establish-a-purely/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [Jordan recognizes that east Jerusalem is the capital of the Palestinian state and Jordan rejects foreign sovereignty -- Israeli sovereignty -- over the holy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/jordan-recognizes-that-east-jerusalem-is-the-capital-of-the/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [We have absolute support from all our masses inside our occupied territories and even outside our occupied territories. The "War of the Camps" \[in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/we-have-absolute-support-from-all-our-masses-inside-our-occupied/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [The Israelis are mistaken if they think we do not have an alternative to negotiations. By Allah I swear they are wrong. The Palestinian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/the-israelis-are-mistaken-if-they-think-we-do-not-have-an-alternative/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [When American administration will find that their interest is to follow up with the international conference and to find peace in this area, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/when-american-administration-will-find-that-their-interest-is-to/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [We are a democratic - we are living in democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/we-are-a-democratic-we-are-living-in-democracy/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [I am challenging Ezer Weizman to accept the democratic state where both of us can live in this democratic state. What confederation? No. One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/i-am-challenging-ezer-weizman-to-accept-the-democratic-state-where/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [ When I made a big effort in '96 and it is not - I squeezed and I arrested a part of \[terroristic groups\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/when-i-made-a-big-effort-in-96-and-it-is-not-i-squeezed-and-i/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [Now you are trying to recover it through Irangate. I know that. But it will cost you a lot. And if you are speaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/now-you-are-trying-to-recover-it-through-irangate-i-know-that-but-it/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [ In 1982, when Alexander Haig and \[Ariel\] Sharon put this plan to invade the south of Lebanon and Beirut, they imagined that in two… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/in-1982-when-alexander-haig-and-ariel-sharon-put-this-plan-to-invade/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [We completely condemn this very dangerous attack, and I convey my condolences to the American people, to the American president and to the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/we-completely-condemn-this-very-dangerous-attack-and-i-convey-my/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [I know the American administration is trying to refurbish its image after Irangate, especially in the Middle East and among their friends in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/i-know-the-american-administration-is-trying-to-refurbish-its-image/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/peace-for-us-means-the-destruction-of-israel-we-are-preparing-for-an/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [Since we cannot defeat Israel in war, we do this in stages. We take any and every territory that we can of Palestine, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/since-we-cannot-defeat-israel-in-war-we-do-this-in-stages-we-take-any/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

> [This child, who is grasping the stone, facing the tank, is it not the greatest message to the world when that hero becomes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasser-arafat/this-child-who-is-grasping-the-stone-facing-the-tank-is-it-not-the/)

[Yasser Arafat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasser-arafat/)

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