Palestinians Quotes

Why should these Palestinians, who have lived in Jerusalem for hundreds of years, be evicted from their homes so that Jews from Brooklyn can live in them? - Norman Finkelstein

Why doesn't Israel disarm its settlers who shoot and kill Palestinians? - Ahmed Qurie

Who in the world will pay money (in international aid) or help the Palestinians if terrorism rules in the Gaza Strip? - Shimon Peres

While the state of Israel is interested in advancing toward a settlement with the Palestinians, there will be no diplomatic progress, no progress, until the Palestinians take strong action to eliminate the terrorist organizations and their infrastructures in the Palestinian Authority areas. - Ariel Sharon

While the Palestinians are not doing anything, we would like to implement our commitments. - Silvan Shalom

When there's a will by both sides, the final five weeks might be sufficient, ... I hope Palestinians and Israelis will be strong enough to get to the moment of truth, to the permanent solution, which is around the corner. - Yossi Beilin

When I said a few weeks ago that our people would eat cooking oil and olives if necessary, I didn't mean that there really would be only oil and olives. What I meant was that our people have the necessary patience to endure the current difficult situation. Palestinians would rather do without certain food items than their national rights. - Ismail Haniyeh

When he talks to the Palestinians he thinks about a referendum in Israel ... He is focusing on the Israeli that still doesn't trust Arafat, that still remembers the terrorist attacks. - Akiva Eldar

What's important is for ... the Israelis and Palestinians, to remember that it's a time to maintain calm and to avoid any sort of provocation. We all want to go through this period with minimal violence. - Richard Boucher

What we've seen in the last three days is how emotional those small pieces of real estate can be for the Palestinians and Israelis. - James Rubin