Fatah official: “International legitimacy allows us to resist with all means”Official PA TV Live broadcast a program under the heading, “What will happen after the negotiations?” Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee Jibril Rajoub: “Had Fatah not taken decision-making and the Palestinian national will into its own hands using bullets, it would not have been...”Feb 26, 2014
Fatah official at Abbas event: terrorists are “heroes who made this movement [Fatah] and all of us proud”Official PA TV Live broadcast a cultural event in support of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, held under the auspices of the Mayor of Jenin. The event was attended by Abbas’ advisor and Fatah Central Committee member Sultan Abu Al-Einein and Fatah Central Committee member Tawfiq Tirawi. Fatah Central...Feb 11, 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
Palestinian official joyful at release of 104 prisoners, calling it “a new precedent for future generations”Official PA TV Live broadcast of the 49th anniversary of the launch of the Palestinian revolution in Tulkarem. Chairman of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club Qadura Fares: “This year and last year there has been an important breakthrough. True, 104 [released] prisoners out of 5,000 is a small number...”Jan 12, 2014
PA minister honors released prisoners, promises to negotiate for release of the rest“[PA] Minister of Prisoners’ [Affairs] Issa Karake said that the prisoner issue would be a central part of any agreement with the Israeli side – whether it be a framework agreement, [a document of] principles, or an extension of the negotiations – in a way that will require the inclusion of...”Jan 10, 2014
Because of Israel’s military superiority, PA Chairman Abbas says ”no” to armed confrontationPA chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “Then came the Intifada (PA terror campaign, 2000-2005), which was an armed Intifada. It destroyed us, completely destroyed us. I wish you could see Ramallah now, and [that you] could have seen it during the Intifada. I have said that I won’t agree to an armed Intifada...”Dec 12, 2013
PA TV glorifies Abbas' defiance of the US in seeking UN observer statusPA TV broadcast the movie ‘The appeal to the UN; secrets and hidden [facts]’ Part 1. The movie’s intro: “A clear objective and a legitimate right.”… “We chose the way and entered the conflict; we won and waved the name ‘Palestine.’ “Defiance, power, determination, the appeal to the UN; secrets and...”Nov 29, 2013
Abbas expresses opposition to “armed resistance” in meeting with journalists in Lebanon“President Mahmoud Abbas met with approximately 100 of Lebanon’s leading journalists… The President was spontaneously bombarded with questions regarding weapons in the refugee camps, the armed resistance and his reasons for not meeting [Secretary-General of Hezbollah] Hassan Nasrallah… The...”Jul 6, 2013
Abbas: Israel “falsifies facts and names” and Judaizes JerusalemExcerpt from PA Chairman Mahnoud Abbas’ speech about Jerusalem, at the fourth International Islamic Conference which took place in Ramallah: “I would like to send a message to our brave prisoners in the occupation’s prisoners: Oh heroes, you are our people’s torches of freedom. There will be no...”Jun 6, 2013
"The Sunnis cross borders to perform Jihad, but stay away from Palestine’s borders as if they were electrical borders with a religious ban!"PA Daily proclaims that Jihadists are ready fight and "carry arms" in Syria but will not fight in "Palestine"Apr 25, 2013
The political leadership of Islamic Jihad promises that the terror "campaign against the occupation will end only with Israel’s disappearance"While "calling all Palestinian factions to prepare for an imminent confrontation" with Israel "which will be more precise and painful for the enemy," Islamic Jihad said terror against Israel will only end with the downfall of the stateApr 21, 2013
Palestinians in Damascus refugee camps "are usually executed for collaborating with the Israeli enemy"PLO top official complains, it is only okay to kill Palestinians for collaborating with Israel, not any other regimeMar 4, 2013
Abbas: Israel's "aggressive and unfair war" in Gaza is meant to intensify Fatah-Hamas riftOn Nov. 14, 2012, Israel launched an aerial offensive in the Gaza Strip called Operation Pillar of Defense, with the aim of crippling the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza and protecting Israeli civilians from Hamas rocket fire. Excerpt from Abbas' speech at the PA leadership's meeting on Nov. 18,...Nov 19, 2012
Abbas: Israeli air strikes on Gaza meant to undermine PA efforts to gain non-member status at UN"The President [Abbas] went on to say: 'Everything Israel is doing is meant to undermine our efforts to go to the UN, and he said: "We are going to the UN on the 29th of this month [November 2012] with the aim of having a vote (Ed: to upgrade Palestinian status to that of a non-member state) - not...Nov 17, 2012
PA Minister: Abbas views release of veteran prisoners as precondition for peaceHeadline: "Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs arranges visits to families of veteran prisoners in Bethlehem" "Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Issa Karake, yesterday visited families of veteran prisoners in the Aida and Deheisheh refugee camps, and in the town of Al-Khader, marking the Eid El-Fitr..."Aug 22, 2012
PA sports official: Moment of silence for Israeli victims of Olympic massacre in Munich would be "racism"Headline: "Rajoub expresses appreciation for Rogge's position and emphasizes that sports are meant for peace, not for racism" "'Sports are a bridge to love, interconnection, and spreading peace among nations; it must not be a cause of division and spreading of racism between them.' With these words..."Jul 25, 2012
Abbas says he rejects armed struggle and wants peace in interview with German paperHeadline: "Welcomed Irish representative, the Central Elections Committee, and a delegation of released prisoners – President [Abbas] to German newspaper: If the present situation continues, they'll be building a settlement in my office in Ramallah. Israel must hurry and bring about peace, because..."Feb 1, 2012
PA Minister: Palestinian prisoners are “war captives” and should be releasedHeadline: "Karake: Recognition of the independent State of Palestine on the 1967 borders will be beneficial for the legal status of the Palestinian prisoners" "[Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Issa] Karake said: 'The leadership's appeal to the UN will be beneficial for the prisoners' cause.' He..."Sep 29, 2011
Abbas: The PA can ignore US demands even though US gives PA $460 million annually“The President [Abbas] emphasized that in September the Palestinian leadership will pass a resolution which no-one will have dreamed of, if the available options concerning the peace process fail… President Abbas made it clear that the Arab Peace Initiative is the ideal solution to the Arab-Israeli...”Jan 24, 2011
Abbas hints that violence is an option if negotiations with Israel fail“During a joint press conference with the Egyptian Foreign Minister... the President [Abbas] said: ‘We spoke about the Palestinians’ options, and we said that these options will proceed one after the other, but the first of them is the renewal of direct negotiations, if Israel will cease all its...”Oct 29, 2010
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
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