Acknowledgment Quote by Uri Avnery

I have always been conscious of the importance and the strength of nationalism, and this has led me straight to the acknowledgment of the…

— Uri Avnery

Jewish and Palestinian nationalism are virtually contemporaneous, and grew out of the disruptions that created new national movements from the ruins of the old…

— Jack Schwartz

Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a new tool to…

— Zuheir Mohsen

The Palestinian people have no national identity. I, Yasser Arafat, man of destiny, will give them that identity through conflict with Israel.

— Yasser Arafat

For decades, since the mid-twentieth century, the nationalist movement, and Fatah in particular, has dominated the political scene. Palestinian politics were primarily nationalistic, secular.…

— Hanan Ashrawi

We need a Palestinian state - that is the ultimate goal, and this is the position of all the European Union.

— Federica Mogherini

Both peoples, both nations, deserve a nation-state of their own. Palestinians, if they wish so, will go to the Palestinian state; Jews, if they…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

The Palestinian people do not beg the world for a state, and the state can't be created through decisions and initiatives. States liberate their…

— Ismail Haniyeh

Jewish nationalism means no more than recognition of the peoplehood of Israel, and of the propriety of that people's being a religio-cultural group in…

— Milton Steinberg

Palestinians are a hard-working and an incredible community. They have done remarkably well outside their country. I have never met a poor Palestinian in…

— William J. Clinton

I think the gap between Israelis and Palestinians is too deep to be bridged in our generation. Politically, we are in favor of a…

— Ayelet Shaked

You need to have a secure Israel, which is very clear, and you need to have a Palestinian community that feels it can have…

— James Wolfensohn