Former Jordanian minister: October 7 is "not the cause," but the result of a “seven decades old problem” - i.e., Israel’s creationFormer Jordanian Minister of Government Communications and Minister of State for Media Affairs Faisal Shboul: “When the occupation (i.e., Israeli) government, and behind it many of the Western states, tried to say that Oct. 7, [2023] (i.e., Hamas’ massacre) is the root of the problem, Jordan said...”May 18
PLO "opposes the attempts" to label terrorism and violence as "terror""We oppose the attempts to define the prisoners' struggle as ‘terror’” says PLO, trying to change the facts, while also stating that "taking care" of Palestinian terrorists and murderers is a "national duty"Apr 18, 2022
After Christian family is attacked by Palestinians, PA blames Israel: "The Israeli occupation is attempting to harm the unity of our Palestinian people""Emphasizing the unity of blood and fate between" Muslims and Christians, the PA poses Israel as a common enemy, lying that "the occupation is targeting us and… always strives to provoke strife"Feb 20, 2022
PLO official tells Belgian MP that Israel commits “crimes” against Palestinian prisoners – "hundreds of sick prisoners are actually waiting to die as a result of crimes being committed against them"In response to PLO libel, Belgian MP promises to "expose the occupation’s crimes, boycott it, and impose sanctions on Israel as an occupation state"Nov 8, 2021
Israel is a terrorist organization, says Fatah and PLO: Israel "commits organized terror against our people and violates all the international conventions and laws.”PLO and Fatah claim Palestinian struggle is not "terror" and Israeli effort to "define Palestinian struggle as terror" must be "exposed"Oct 29, 2021
International law gives Palestinian terrorists the “right” to break out of prison and "liberate themselves," claims PLOPLO lies that Palestinian terrorists are "prisoners of war who defended their homeland and not criminals… therefore it is their right to be liberated by force of the international agreements and the Geneva Accords"Sep 13, 2021
PA daily attacks Hamas for being a pawn of Iran and rejecting Palestinian unityPA criticizes Hamas and Islamic Jihad for bragging to Iran about their “secret victory” in the 2021 rocket war, saying the victory “does not exist in reality" and Hamas would rather "exploit the blood of Martyrs" in Iran than fight for "its own national liberation project"Aug 8, 2021
Palestinian journalist quotes Arafat about Oslo Accords: “I promise you that you will see the Jews fleeing from Palestine like mice fleeing from a sinking ship,” accuses Israel of poisoning ArafatArticle by Abd Al-Bari Atwan, Palestinian journalist and editor of the online newspaper Rai Al-Yawm: “I remember that he [former PLO and PA President Yasser Arafat] took me aside when we left his office in the Jugurtha neighborhood of Tunis – on the pretext of going out for a walk and in order to...”Sep 13, 2018
Fatah official implies Arafat returned to Israel for Oslo Accords in order to fight against Israel“[Fatah Central Committee member and Fatah Commissioner for Arab and China Relations Abbas] Zaki noted the pressure applied by the US against the late leader Yasser Arafat in order to harm his determination and make him concede to the Zionist project; however Arafat returned to the homeland in...”Jan 26, 2016
Arafat’s bodyguard confirms: Arafat lied when he condemned killing civiliansArafat's bodyguard Muhammad Dayeh: I suckled love for Arafat from my mother's milk. We love Arafat passionately. TV host: [Former Israeli PM Ariel] Sharon called Arafat a pathological liar, and many politicians who knew Arafat say he excelled at lying. Bodyguard: [Our] religion permits lying in...Apr 1, 2014
Official PA daily: Arafat employed 'revolving door' policy of releasing terrorists soon after their arrestHeadline: “The Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations: The Essence of the Solution,” by Adel Abd Al-Rahman, columnist for official PA daily “The occupation forces have turned to the ‘revolving door’ policy,” the policy that Martyr (Shahid) Yasser Arafat established the other way around, when,...Jan 18, 2014
Arafat planned that Oslo Accords would chase away Israelis"Al-Quds Al-Arabi" Editor-in-Chief, Abd al-Bari 'Atwan: "After the Oslo Accords were signed, I went to Tunisia to visit him [Arafat] in July. I told him: 'We disagree. I don't support this agreement. It will harm us.' [Arafat] told me: 'By Allah, I will drive them crazy. I will make these [Oslo]..."Feb 16, 2006
Arafat in 1994: Oslo Accords will eventually cause Jews to flee Palestine "by the thousands"Headline: “These are my personal impressions of Yasser Arafat: The story of the meeting that lasted a few minutes with the prince of Quwait after the invasion – the oath of Hafez Al-Assad – and the true opinion of Arab leaders” “I admit that I was very close to the Palestinian president, Yasser...”Nov 19, 2004
Yasser Arafat calls for Jihad, struggle, and combat"Struggle, struggle, struggle, struggle. Combat, combat, combat, combat. Jihad, Jihad, Jihad, Jihad."Oct 21, 1996
PLO did not remove calls for Israel's destruction from PLO charter, as required by the Oslo AccordsHistoric vote of Palestinian National Council meant to fulfill PLO obligation under Oslo Accords to amend articles in PLO Charter calling for Israel's destruction - never fulfilled its obligation. Salim Za'noun, Chairman of meeting: "[Goal of vote is] an extension of 6 months… and then the Central Committee will..."Apr 24, 1996
PLO did not amend PLO Charter which calls for Israel's destruction, as agreed to in the Oslo AccordsHistoric vote of Palestinian National Council meant to fulfill PLO obligation under Oslo Accords to amend articles in PLO Charter calling for Israel's destruction: Before vote: Salim Za'noun, Chairman of meeting: "[Goal of vote is] an extension of 6 months… and then the Central Committee will..."Apr 24, 1996
Arafat compares Oslo Accords to Muhammad's temporary agreementArafat: "When the Prophet made the peace of Hudaybiyyah, [Muhammad's followers] Omar Ibn al Khattab and Ali Ibn Abi Talib said: "How can we accept an agreement like that?" "How can we accept such humiliation of our religion, Oh, Messenger of Allah?" And when we signed the agreement in Oslo if..."Apr 16, 1995
Arafat compares Oslo Accords to Muhammad's Hudaybiyyah peace treaty, which led to defeat of the peace partnersSpeech by Yasser Arafat, Johannesburg: "This agreement, I am not considering it more than the agreement which had been signed between our Prophet Muhammad and Quraish, and you remember the Caliph Omar had refused this agreement and considered it "Sulha Dania" [a despicable truce]. But Muhammad had..."May 10, 1994