What Kuwait did to the Palestinian people is worse than what has been done by Israel to Palestinians in the occupied territories. Yasser Arafat More Quotes by Yasser Arafat More Quotes From Yasser Arafat I am convinced that our people are now on the way to establishing a Palestinian state. The agreement signed in Cairo is the first step in establishing the state, and therefore it should be implemented. Yasser Arafat cairo agreement people Israel must withdraw from Jerusalem so that it becomes the capital of a state of Palestine. Yasser Arafat jerusalem states israel Jordan recognizes that east Jerusalem is the capital of the Palestinian state and Jordan rejects foreign sovereignty -- Israeli sovereignty -- over the holy sites Yasser Arafat jerusalem east rejection Now you are trying to recover it through Irangate. I know that. But it will cost you a lot. And if you are speaking about the charters again, you have to remember that the Israelis should recognize first the resolutions of the United Nations, according to [one of] which they became a state. Israel is the only state which was created by one of the United Nations resolutions. Yasser Arafat cost israel trying We are a democratic - we are living in democracy. Yasser Arafat democratic democracy When I made a big effort in '96 and it is not - I squeezed and I arrested a part of [terroristic groups]. Yasser Arafat groups effort made I am not receiving orders from Ariel Sharon. Yasser Arafat ariel receiving order It is another face in the new atmosphere of many leaders inside Israel. No doubt it is something new. Actually, Ezer Weizman is a Palestinian. He was born in Haifa. Yasser Arafat atmosphere israel leader We said we are ready to establish our independent state in any part from which the Israelis withdraw or which is liberated. Any part. The moment they withdraw from Gaza, I will establish my state there in Gaza. Yasser Arafat independent states moments Many of the Israelis begin to understand and discover the realities and the facts. They can't demolish five million Palestinians. They can't annihilate them. Yasser Arafat palestinian reality facts If there is any Arab problem we can solve it inside the Arab League. But we are going to deal with the other side, with the Israelis.... It is not me who will decide who will invite, to speak frankly. It is not me, it is not the Arab side, it is not the Israelis who will decide who will invite. Yasser Arafat problem league sides The Amman Agreement failed because there was American pressure, and Israeli pressure, on Jordan to deal alone. Yasser Arafat jordan agreement pressure We have absolute support from all our masses inside our occupied territories and even outside our occupied territories. The "War of the Camps" [in Lebanon] is another picture of this strong support of our masses. Yasser Arafat support strong war In 1982, when Alexander Haig and [Ariel] Sharon put this plan to invade the south of Lebanon and Beirut, they imagined that in two or three or five days, they can demolish the PLO and destroy its infrastructure. What happened? The longest Arab - Israeli confrontation. Yasser Arafat lebanon three two [Alexander Haig and Ariel Sharon ] casualties in this war were more than in all the previous Arab - Israeli confrontations. If you remember, it is the only war [in 1982] which hasn't a hero among the Israeli generals. Yasser Arafat ariel hero war Where is [Ariel] Sharon who, planning to be one of the big heroes of Israel, became one of the killers, criminals, killing our small kids in Sabra and Chatila. Where is Alexander Haig? Yasser Arafat israel hero kids Who imagined that what I said upon my departure from Beirut would become a reality, when I said the volcano and typhoon which started in Beirut will not stop. Yasser Arafat departure volcanoes reality I know the American administration is trying to refurbish its image after Irangate, especially in the Middle East and among their friends in this area. No doubt about it. We are following it. Yasser Arafat administration doubt trying Anyone who relinquishes a single inch of Jerusalem is neither an Arab nor a Muslim. Yasser Arafat inches jerusalem I send my condolences, and the condolences of the Palestinian people to American President Bush and his government and to the American people for this terrible act....We completely condemn this serious operation.... We were completely shocked.... It's unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable. Yasser Arafat government condolences people
