We have to reach the moment when the vision of President Bush to have two states for the Israelis and the Palestinians is implemented.

We do not ignore the suffering of the Jews throughout history. It is time to bring all this suffering to an end.

We have embarked on a new era, and we need the international community’s help so that we can return to the negotiations on a final peace agreement with Israel.

I think if we start to work seriously, we will only need a few years or a year. It is important for us and the Israelis if they want a real peace.

We are fully aware that the movement of finance is now globally subject to many inspections. I don’t think the world can allow the entry of this type of money.

They will be conducted in a democratic and honest fashion and we will add to the Palestinian democracy that we have promised our people.

We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon until now has not shown any readiness to sit together with the Palestinians to discuss all the outstanding issues,

It is necessary for everyone to be committed to a calm agreement.

If we want a successful meeting, we should prepare for it, … If this is done, then there is no obstacle to holding the meeting.

Today we are getting part of the payoff of your sacrifice, by seeing the last settlers leaving Gaza. The credit for the evacuation is for you and for the martyrs who sacrificed themselves and gave...

We are ready to negotiate. We are partners with the Israelis. They don’t have the right to choose their partner. But if they are seeking a Palestinian partner, this partner exists.

not ready for a civil war.

The Palestinian Authority has faced a serious financial crisis since the start of the month.

What happened is an unforgivable crime and an insult to the Palestinian people.

I am afraid the Israeli project aims to make Gaza a Palestinian state…

This is happening at a time when the Palestinian Authority is trying to preserve the period of calm and abide by agreements reached with Israel, … Israel is seeking to escalate tensions and explode the...

Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian...

If there is proof that the bombers came from inside, we will deal, as usual, with the problem and meet our responsibilities fully.

for the sake of peace and the future of both peoples and the region.

appeasing terrorists will only strengthen them.

We believe peace is possible now and we are ready to negotiate with Israel to reach a true and lasting peace based on justice and international legitimacy,

We are in real financial crisis. We hope we can overcome it month by month.

We know there are some groups that want to harm us.

Israel has created obstacles in the face of a full and unconditional return to the negotiating table and acted as if Israel can resolve the Middle East conflict unilaterally,

unilateral response to Israeli operations.

I’m never going to predict precisely when this is going to come to a conclusion. But I do think they have made a lot of progress.

We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.

We agreed a cool-down with Palestinian factions to give negotiation a chance and one of the results is that the Gaza Strip is going to be emptied of settlers and soldiers.

The constitution gives me clear and definite authority to remove a government from power, but I don’t want to use this authority. Everyone should know that by law this power is in my hands.

We are aiming for political pluralism with a broad spectrum of parties – ranging from the left to the religious parties, as is the case in Israel.

spending time and energies to move the process forward.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) they will start leaving part of the West Bank.

While we are happy the Israelis have left Gaza … we really have no hope for the future here in the West Bank,

There is a struggle under way for the hearts and minds of the Palestinian people between the moderates and the fundamentalists,

It is an important day in our people’s history in Gaza Strip and northern West Bank, where all settlements will be removed out of our lands forever,

It is absolutely unacceptable for the border to be stormed, … We must resolve this problem in a civilized manner.

I think they are now responsible, and in order to assume responsibilities, their policies have to be compatible with international polices.

We are trying to lead our people to a just peace and to security, and we want to pave the way for the next generations.

We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.

It is necessary to deal with the party who is responsible for the planning,

If the settlement activities in Palestinian land and construction of the so-called separation wall on confiscated Palestinian land continue, we might soon find ourselves at a situation where the foundation of peace, a free Palestine...

lack of support for the government’s policies; harsh and dangerous domestic incitement against the government and the obstruction of its functions, and unjustified accusations that the government and the prime minister had the motive of...

This action is foreign to the traditions of the Palestinian people.

Until now, we haven’t asked anyone to form the government. We are carrying on contacts with all factions, and of course we will ask the party that won the majority to form the government.

As to the contacts, we are sure they will resume as quickly as possible because we have many issues to discuss with the Israelis,

Palestinians are already well on our way to implementing the road map while Israel has yet to even accept the road map,

We are on the verge of reaching an agreement on this issue.

An international conference should be summoned immediately, in which direct negotiations take place, on the basis of international UN resolutions and signed agreements.

We believe that in this interim period it is very important to fund the Palestinian Authority. And we’ve been very clear that we intend to continue our humanitarian assistance in any case.