Building Quote by Mahmoud Abbas

The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace…

— Barack Obama

The entire world is focusing on the compromises that are necessary from Israel's side. But people [in the world] are not focusing on the…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

The problem is the Palestinians don't recognize the legitimacy of Israel.

— Ruth Wisse

If the conflict is about the size of Israel, then long and difficult negotiations can eventually resolve the problem. But if the conflict is…

— Bernard Lewis

It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track.

— William Hague

The Israelis are mistaken if they think we do not have an alternative to negotiations. By Allah I swear they are wrong. The Palestinian…

— Yasser Arafat

The Israelis have not been willing to take the crucial step, and that is to withdraw from the Palestinian territory, the West Bank. And…

— Reza Aslan

The Palestinians must be brought to an understanding that Jerusalem will always remain under Israeli sovereignty and that there is no point for them…

— Yair Lapid

Israelis and Palestinians are suspicious of each other and of promises from outside. But the need for a negotiated solution between the parties should…

— David Miliband

You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

If Palestinian Authority refuse to join the US-run negotiations, their basis for support would collapse. They survive on donations essentially. Israel has made sure…

— Noam Chomsky

From the U.S. point of view, negotiations are, in effect, a way for Israel to continue its policies of systematically taking over whatever it…

— Noam Chomsky