Accept Quote by Dennis Ross

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

The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight…

— Natan Sharansky

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

— Anonymous

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

— Ariel Sharon

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

— Silvan Shalom

“THE BEGIN YEARS HAD not been easy ones for Israel, but they had been important. Israel had made peace with its once most potent…

— Daniel Gordis

We wanted peace and we wanted to come to terms with the Israelis.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

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

Peace is important for Israel.

— Ehud Olmert

It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the…

— Natan Sharansky

What Israel wants is peace with - and the acknowledgment of - all the Arab countries.

— Elliott Abrams