Nabil Sha'ath Quotations

There is no more time for interim issues, ... Jerusalem has to be solved, and the refugees and the territorial has to be solved, if we are going to make a permanent peace.

watching carefully the unfolding political developments to see its consequences on the peace process.

There is no doubt that the road map is facing immense difficulties. We will wait a few months to see how things will evolve, and if nothing happens, we will have to re-evaluate the entire process,

We cannot accept anything less than the least that we have accepted in the American compromise, ... And I think that has to be made very clear to the Israelis.

No one knows who the new president will be and it will take him six months to find out what 242 is,

If we keep moving with the same energy and seriousness, and covering all of the areas, we should be able to reach an agreement.

China has strong relations with Israel now, ... and I believe it is in their interest and our interest that they play a role in advancing the peace process.

If the elections can take place in Jerusalem, they will go ahead on January 25. If they cannot, then the elections will not take place. Without Jerusalem there will be no election anywhere.

He was angry and she tried to persuade him to return, and she did persuade him to return.

We can make progress on the territorial issue, on the borders and settlement and territory in general,

What will break the deadlock is for the Israeli side to really accept the American initiative that we accepted.

God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan,' ... 'And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq' . . . And I did.'

It is not good to give Israel gifts before it really implements the peace process, not only in Gaza, but in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem.

I think there is a feeling that the United States really is quite engaged, quite interested in continuing to be engaged, to push the process forward.

I think there are still problems, particularly on Jerusalem and refugees. But I don't see this now as something that is impossible to solve,

Pakistan is free to do whatever it wants, and we can't impose a veto on their decision, but I hope that this step will not encourage any Arab country to normalize its relations with Israel in this period, ... We consider that any normalization of relations with Israel in this period would be an encouragement for Israel to continue its settlement activity in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

President Arafat has always wanted to go back to the peace process on the right basis. He was very clear. ... and said (the) Israeli attack has to stop first. The deployment of heavy forces and tanks and the disproportionate use of force has to end, and only this will be able to calm down the situation and bring back the peace process.

We never thought that he literally had God speaking to him.

that we are insisting on the package deal, and we are not ready to accept anything less than that.

You can cross rivers. You cannot cross oceans.

We will represent it to the CEC as soon as they announce the re-opening of the registration.

We are in support of democratic, political, diplomatic process that would implement resolutions and save the people of Iraq. We want to make that clear, and I think some of the demonstrations did not make that clear.

We are determined to do what needs to be done to save the peace process and, therefore, regain our land and rights,

We don't have tanks. We don't have F-16s. We can't take a military route,

Today we asked for a permanent Chinese presence, including naming a permanent envoy to the peace process,

We passed a very dangerous week, and we hope that this understanding will continue to be a full ceasefire.

We are worried about this because it's not a good time to start relations with Israel. The right time for this relationship with Israel is after Israel withdraws from all land occupied in 1967 and solves the refugee issue.

We consider that any normalization of relations with Israel in this period would be an encouragement for Israel to continue its settlement activity in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

We and the Americans have said we wanted a breakthrough in London, but they don't want a breakthrough. They want to obstruct, procrastinate and play for time. Arafat is frustrated.

We need to go back to a full negotiation about all the matters

You cannot say that the elections were really democratic. There was a lot of fraud and cheating.

We cannot hold elections anywhere if the Palestinians in Jerusalem are not allowed to vote. But if we don't succeed, this will mean there will be no elections. For us, Jerusalem is more important than any other thing.

We will not accept any division of the West Bank or any continuation of the occupation. (With this decision) Israel is wrecking the very idea of peace.

We do not know what is the reason for this coma and when will he come out of it.

and to start together to implement this road map -- each of us implementing his share of these obligations and responsibilities.

Are we willing to give it a try? Of course we are. Are we willing to give it our best to make it work? Of course we will,

Israel has not done anything to warrant Pakistan giving it a prize like this,

declare free and open public elections within 60 days.

(Arafat's meeting with Clinton) could help in holding a three-way meeting or a return to negotiations, ... All this depends on the results of the meeting.

They must say something to our public and to the Israeli public at least.

There was no use of the proper instruments of so-called riot control. This was pre-meditated murder of people shot by snipers. That escalates the situation to a very dangerous situation.

There was no use of the proper instruments of so-called riot control, ... This was pre-meditated murder of people shot by snipers. That escalates the situation to a very dangerous situation.

It reminds people of everything that we hated about occupation. This is the time to stop that. This is the time to stop all assassinations and all violence and all terror from all sides.

On a purely humanitarian level we feel sorry for Mr. Sharon. Mr. Sharon has made some minimal progress, but he never believed in the . . . peace process.

A peace process cannot live on procrastination. We need to hear it as it really is. Is he going through this peace process or is he not?

But I cannot be confident until I see changes on the ground.

He told me he meant everything he said in his speech.

If he is elected, and if he continues to push the same backward and regressive ideas he was pushing during his campaign, I do not see how this peace process can go forward.

I can say now that Israel is not responsible for that operation.

a good sign that they become more involved in the political process.

And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East'. And by God I'm gonna do it',

a mixture of strength, racist hatred, and the ability to take on his own people.