Israel Quotes by Mahmoud Abbas

The little jihad is over, and now we have the bigger jihad - the bigger battle is achieving security and economic growth

— Mahmoud Abbas

We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave.

— Mahmoud Abbas

We differ on several issues. And this may include settlement, the release of prisoners, the wall closing institutions in Jerusalem.

— Mahmoud Abbas

I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their…

— Mahmoud Abbas

I simply want tomorrow to be better than today. I want Palestine to be independent and sovereign... Do not let the olive…

— Mahmoud Abbas

From here [the Gaza withdrawal], our people begin the march towards establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital

— Mahmoud Abbas

All of this wasn't enough - the Zionist movement led a broad campaign of incitement against the Jews living under Nazi rule…

— Mahmoud Abbas

Give me until the end of the year and I will be able to control the chaos in Gaza, ... Now that…

— Mahmoud Abbas

Here, I declare that the Palestine Liberation Organization is ready to return immediately to the negotiating table on the basis of the…

— Mahmoud Abbas

Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral…

— Mahmoud Abbas

The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based…

— Mahmoud Abbas

We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending…

— Mahmoud Abbas

The PLO and the Palestinian people adhere to the renouncement of violence and rejection and condemning of terrorism in all its forms,…

— Mahmoud Abbas

It is high time that the Palestinian people restore their freedom and independence. It is high time that the decades, the long…

— Mahmoud Abbas

Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the…

— Mahmoud Abbas

The Zionist movement did not send any assistance, financial or otherwise, for the victims of Nazism and it did not allow any…

— Mahmoud Abbas

We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever…

— Mahmoud Abbas

A partnership was established between Hitler's Nazis and the leadership of the Zionist movement... [the Zionists] gave permission to every racist in…

— Mahmoud Abbas