Arafat Quotes

You are forgetting we are the Palestinian people. We are strong. We will continue this march until we have an independent Palestinian state. - Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat must be made to live up to his promise to fight the terrorists -- to stop coddling them... If he does, it would be a major move forward and we could move toward achieving a final settlement. - Benjamin Netanyahu

Yasser Arafat left a terrible legacy of violence behind him where people are always acting outside the law. Now, with him gone, everyone is fighting for his power. - Eyad Sarraj

Yasser Arafat is still committed to the peace process... He has still a tiny, a very tiny hope for the peace process. - Mohammed Dahlan

Yasser Arafat built up a patriarchy and we accepted it because it was Yasser Arafat. Since his death, there is no longer a patriarchy, and everyone has to abide by the rules. - Jibril Rajoub

Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority are returning to the belief that they can defeat Israel by means of armed struggle. - Ariel Sharon

Without a doubt, since the beginning we have welcomed American initiatives which we hope will succeed, especially in the upcoming London meetings. - Yasser Arafat

Whoever thinks of stopping the uprising before it achieves its goals, I will give him ten bullets in the chest. - Yasser Arafat