Arafat Quote by Anonymous

In my view, Arafat is the only Palestinian in the world that isn't willing to have an independent Palestinian state.

— Silvan Shalom

I cannot penetrate the soul of Arafat. I cannot know in advance whether, behind all the masks, he's the kind of leader who can…

— Ehud Barak

We are a people with no army, no navy, no air force, no arms. It's people, thousands of people, who are feeling, sensing the…

— Saeb Erekat

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

— Anonymous

Arafat is the greatest obstacle to peace and stability in the Middle East.

— Ariel Sharon

Arafat is the greatest instigator of terror.

— Ehud Olmert

Arafat carried out what I consider to be atrocities.

— Yitzhak Rabin

I am the Israeli leader who met most with Arafat.

— Ehud Barak

Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity.

— Joe Biden

Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not…

— Natan Sharansky

Like Mahmoud Abbas. He is not gaining anything. He puts conditions and Israel ignores them. Israel doesn’t give him any hint that they will…

— Leila Khaled

Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering…

— Natan Sharansky