Arafat Quotes

31 quotes by 24 authors

Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity. — Joe Biden
[Israel will] create in the course of the next 10 or 20 years conditions which would attract natural and voluntary migration of the refugees from… — Yitzhak Rabin
Terrorist organizations with specific political agendas may be encouraged and emboldened by Yasser Arafat's transformation from outlaw to statesman. — John F. Kerry
I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, with the purpose to have coexistence between our… — Yitzhak Rabin
In my view, Arafat is the only Palestinian in the world that isn't willing to have an independent Palestinian state. — Silvan Shalom
The principal sponsors of the terrorists are not religious fanatics. "Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Syria's Assad family have made themselves the icons… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Like Mahmoud Abbas. He is not gaining anything. He puts conditions and Israel ignores them. Israel doesnâ€™t give him any hint that they will accept… — 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 the… — Natan Sharansky
It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the flames… — Natan Sharansky
It's not that I place less value on Palestinian lives, but that Chairman Arafat and his chums in Hamas do. — Mark Steyn
The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror… — Natan Sharansky
Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not afford… — Natan Sharansky
In many ways, I regard Sharon and Arafat as birds of a feather. — Amos Oz
All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you… — James Lileks
Arafat's whole life has been governed by struggle and a cause. Everything he has done as leader of the Palestinians is to always leave his… — Dennis A. Ross
Be certain that Yasser Arafatâ€™s final days are numbered, but allow us to finish him off our way, not yours. And be sure as well… — Mohammed Dahlan
I also do not believe that the United States can let itself be driven into a political role by escalating terrorism, and therefore, the leaders… — Henry A. Kissinger
I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool! — Muammar al-Gaddafi
Arafat contradicts himself every five minutes. He always plays the double-cross, lies even if you ask him what time it is. — Oriana Fallaci
Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was a sort of… — Oriana Fallaci

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