Whoever stands by a just cause cannot possibly be called a terrorist.

Our people will remain steadfast until a boy or a girl holds the flag of Palestine over Jerusalem, the capital of our Palestinian state,

[In his speech, Cheney said a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict would be critical to winning the broader war on terrorism. Although he said Israel should] avoid actions that undermine the long-term viability of a...

[A separate report by the New York Times also released today claims Arafat’s medical records indicated the late PLO leader died of a stroke. The report, which says it is the] first independent review of...

should be free to travel in accordance with Israel’s obligation to allow freedom of movement for Palestinian officials.

I have created a Cabinet committed to the rule of law and reform and development, … a Cabinet that will work for enhanced cooperation with the Palestinian Legislative Council and all political and popular forces...

complete and immediate cessation of all military activities … especially suicide attacks.

Unfortunately, he has not yet offered anything tangible,

is very important for the international peace all over the world, which means it is very important for the biggest power all over the world — America.

We had met. I had met Shimon Peres in Cairo, in Lisbon before that, before that my colleagues met him in Athens with the participation of the European Union’s Javier Solana and we have no...

to make the maximum effort to end terrorism against Israel, which undermines the prospects for peace.

This summit is held during a difficult time, especially for the Palestinian people, who face a dangerous military escalation on our towns and villages,

This is a plan which I have mentioned before that they are insisting to carry on with their attacks against our people, against our structures, against our holy, sacred Christian, Muslim, places everywhere and especially...

We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. We Palestinians will take over everything, including all...

The Palestinian people will never give up the goal of achieving freedom and independence and a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital,

The situation is real deadlocked,

It is time for world conscience to wake up, … It is time for the international legitimacy to say to aggressors, ‘Enough military escalation, enough killing and destruction against the Palestinian people’ — who will...

We are against it completely.

support the American effort to put an end to the violence and to stabilize the situation.

We strive to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, … We don’t want a breakdown of the peace process.

has to invest more of his authority, of his control. But there is a beginning of hope that I wouldn’t put aside.

strike terror in your enemy … if they want peace, then let’s have peace.

We welcome any meeting, but at the same time, we say if the crisis should reach an end, it needs an Israeli decision to stop the aggression against the Palestinian people,

To pray in Jerusalem , the capital of the Palestinian state.

For me, no, but for him, I think so. But not only our people but the majority of the Israeli people are with the peace of the brave.

They stood by our side when we were in the worst situation.

Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.

I am proud I am giving help for those who have lost their work in Israel. If I am giving money, I am proud of it.

I hope the diplomatic efforts and the Arab and international initiatives would attain positive results in stopping the aggression on the Palestinian people,

This is the moment of truth. Israel should stop wasting time, stop playing with the agreement. We don’t have lots of time. We have to implement the agreements.

We will not bend or fail until the blood of every last Jew from the youngest child to the oldest elder is spilt to redeem our land!

do not represent the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations for freedom. They are terrorist organizations, and I am determined to put an end to their activities.

Patience has its limits.

This is leading to a real open war between the army of occupation and us. We have called upon all the Palestinians to resist this occupation and to confront it,

The negotiators will likely continue negotiation sessions, and only after that President Clinton will decide on a date when he can invite the parties to a meeting in Washington.

The Palestinian leadership has no more patience and our people have no more patience. All that’s left for us to do is to defend Jerusalem in whatever way we can,

Jordan recognizes that east Jerusalem is the capital of the Palestinian state and Jordan rejects foreign sovereignty — Israeli sovereignty — over the holy sites,

I extend my congratulations to the Israeli people toward the Jewish new year. I hope this holiday will be the beginning of a new era of peace and security between the two peoples — the...

This confirms what I have said from the beginning, that this is an attempt to avoid the accurate and honest implementation of what has been agreed upon,

Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.

[Separately, a senior official said] it is encouraging … but we need to see it happen.

So here we extend our hand to you in reconciliation, and we extend the olive branch to resume the path that we began in Madrid and Oslo,

extremely damaging to the Palestinian cause.

to confront and prevent any terror attack against Israeli civilians from any Palestinian side.

The Palestinian people, in spite of the closure and the dangerous military escalation and the starvation, will continue the way until we raise the Palestinian flag over the walls of Jerusalem — over the minarets...

Regrettably, this is a dangerous escalation that drags the whole region into a very critical, bad and grave situation,

Most of the talk will be concentrated on how best we can go back to the negotiation table.

Personally, I believe this is a window of opportunity not only for us Palestinians, not only for Israel, but for the whole Middle East,

We cannot confine the talks to security issues, … All issues should be discussed with Ross in order to reach positive results.

Between Israel and Egypt there is an international force. Between Lebanon and Israel there is an international force. Between Israel and Syria there is an international force.