He did not dream of having a palace in Palestine. He dreamed of having a grave in Jerusalem. God willing, he will be buried in Jerusalem.

The strip is one large prison, and the army’s departure does not change this situation,

The constitution gives me explicit and definite authority to remove a government from power, but I don’t want to use this authority. But everyone should know that by law I have this power in my...

It was a good meeting,

Our capital will be Jerusalem, and our state will not contain settlements.

I renew the pledge to continue on the path that he started and exert whatever efforts are needed to raise the flag of Palestine on the walls, the minarets and the churches of Jerusalem.

Unfortunately, the pressures have begun and the support and the aid started to decrease … therefore, we are currently in a real financial crisis.

We condemn such actions and demand the Israelis stop these acts especially given the fact that all the factions here have recommitted to calm and to ending displays of weaponry in the streets,

Tomorrow they will start leaving part of the West Bank. It’s a beginning of the full withdrawal from all the settlements. We will not close our eyes. We will not rest until they leave from...

According to the agreement, the truce is continuing and it’s not linked to a time … and everyone knows that,

Let us all pledge to protect this opportunity in order to see that the wish of peace becomes a true and daily fact in this region.

I will be able to control the chaos in Gaza.

There will be a procedure to present the government to parliament for discussion and approval.

The information I received from Jordan’s prime minister and intelligence chief is dangerous and surprising at the same time.

So far the elections have gone calmly and smoothly, and I hope that they will be completed without incident.

It is a requirement to ensure that the withdrawal will take place in a civilized manner so that we can show the world we deserve our freedom and independence.

The parliamentary election will take place in all of the homeland districts on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006,

This place was a taboo for us for the past 38 years, and now we are standing here.

It is no secret that the Palestinian people have the ambition that these negotiations will enable them to live in their own independent state with the boundaries of June 4, 1967, and with its capital...

We will miss him as a distinguished religious figure, who devoted his life to defending the values of peace, freedom and equality. He defended the rights of Palestinians, their freedom and independence.

This is a terrorist operation in all the meanings of the word, … If we want to characterize such operations, we would say that they are obstacles to every effort.

All the officers, soldiers and security personnel are asked not to abide by these decisions and to consider them null and void.

Do you think I am happy to work like this? I want to earn some living to feed my children,

There were clashes here and there, but civil war is a red line no one wants to cross.

For that, we are in contact with the Israeli side to start direct negotiations with the government that will soon be formed.

There is still no agreement. We insist that travellers be able to pass through the terminal, and we will resume discussions on this matter once order is reestablished in the sector,

It is incumbent upon Israel to turn this unilateral withdrawal into a positive step,

We have done everything to restore calm and avoid a battle between (Palestinian) groups. We will not allow this to degenerate into a civil war.

We need to renegotiate the details and get back to the real border,

so it will become a model of civilization for the rest of the world.

fully accounted for and used in the way it was intended.

Today is the beginning of the fishermen’s journey to Jerusalem,

Here, I declare that the Palestine Liberation Organization is ready to return immediately to the negotiating table on the basis of the adopted terms of reference based on international legitimacy and a complete cessation of...

a person who has got the will to work for peace.

That made sense, but maybe in hindsight it doesn’t look so clever.

We call on the Israeli government to stop these measures which are only intended to isolate the Palestinian Authority.

I think every Palestinian now has his passport ready in his pocket,

We’re back to square one. Now we need time to regain calm. Our people need a quiet life and to make a living.

We are so happy with this election festival.

What happened is an ugly crime that cannot be forgiven, and an insult for the Palestinian people.

I am convinced that we could sign a peace accord in less than a year.

We are now here to lay the foundation stone of a Palestinian city on the same location of what used to be knows as the settlement of Morag, to accommodate 25 thousand citizens whose houses...

Today is a day of joy and happiness that our people were deprived of in the past century.

I can certainly put myself in Israel’s shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders.

If we build this confidence together, that will lead to other important steps,

We must quickly resolve all outstanding major issues, including the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the airport and the seaport, as well as the establishment of a direct link between the Gaza Strip and the...

The Palestinian people is in bad need of their help and they should continue to help in a way that satisfies them.

to keep law and order.

At a time when the Palestinian Authority is trying to maintain calm, this murder intentionally aims at renewing the vicious cycle of violence.

For its part, Israel should freeze all settlement activity in the West Bank.