Abbas’ Fatah deputy encourages terror: “You can use all possible means to defend our land”Fatah Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul: “All the greetings on your [Ramallah residents’] behalf to our beloved prisoners… Also all the greetings to the popular resistance (i.e., includes using violence and terror) … We say to the world on their behalf and on your behalf that we will defend our...”May 15
Abbas to international audience: “We reject the killing of civilians on both sides”Excerpt from PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Oct. 21, 2023. In the audience were Arab and European representatives. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “We again emphasize our absolute rejection of the killing of civilians on both sides, and [call for] the release of the...”Oct 21, 2023
Abbas has “no reservations about any action” – taken by joint Fatah–Hamas committee"I will have no reservations about any action or committee, or about any person or organization in any committee or action"Sep 12, 2020
PA warns Israel against annexation: Defense will be “with spirit and blood”“No to the deal of the century”Jun 21, 2020 & Jul 20, 2020
Abbas: The PA is absolved of all agreements with the US and Israel"The [Palestinian] leadership has today decided the following: First, the PLO and the State of Palestine are absolved, as of today, of all the agreements and understandings with the American and Israeli governments"May 19, 2020
Abbas: We are committed to fight international terrorism “regardless of its shape or source”"We [the PA] reiterate our firm commitment to fighting international terrorism. We are against international terrorism. We are against international terrorism regardless of its shape or source."May 19, 2020
Abbas: “We are against colonialist America, the America of [Trump’s] administration”"We are not against America as a people, we are against colonialist America, the America of [Trump’s] administration, settlement America, and the America that is hostile to the Palestinian people"May 19, 2020
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas rejects all negotiations with the US if Jerusalem and refugee problem are off the tableOfficial PA TV, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the opening event of the Jerusalem the Capital of the Islamic Youth 2018 conference at the PA headquarters in Ramallah PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “Not only have [the Americans] taken Jerusalem off the table, but they have also spoken about UNRWA...”Feb 6, 2018
Abbas: “Jerusalem is the gate to peace… only when it will be the capital of the State of Palestine, and …it is, God forbid, the gate to war, fear, and the lack of security and stability if it is not”Official PA TV, special broadcast for the Al-Azhar Conference in Cairo, on US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “After [the US] has stood unequivocally alongside the occupation and imposed a reality upon us that leaves us no choice but...”Jan 17, 2018
Fatah official: Abbas, like Arafat, used to support “armed struggle,” but now supports “popular resistance… [but] we have not given up the option of the rifle… the means need to serve the political goal”Official PA TV host: “I’m returning with you, [Fatah Movement Spokesman] Dr. Osama Al-Qawasmi, to the history of Yasser Arafat.... At the time of the self-sacrificing operations and armed struggle, Yasser Arafat and the Fatah Movement were at the head of the self-sacrificing operations that dealt...”Nov 10, 2017
Fatah official: Shimon Peres was a "murderer and a criminal," Abbas attended his funeral because of international pressureOfficial PA TV program State of Politics, hosting Fatah Commissioner for Mobilization and Organization and Fatah Central Committee member Mahmoud Al-Aloul, on the criticism against PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for attending the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sept. 30, 2016 Fatah...Oct 11, 2016
Analyst on PA TV: Abbas visit to Peres' funeral will bring us positive international attention, just like our humanitarian treatment of Gilad ShalitOfficial PA TV program Inside, about the treatment of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ participation in the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, hosting political analyst Hani Abu Zaid Political analyst Hani Abi Zaid is asked about the criticism...Oct 1, 2016
PLO official reaffirms Palestinian commitment to "struggle in all its forms;" currently, Abbas has declared "peaceful popular resistance"Official PA TV program To Palestine, hosting Secretary-General of the Palestinian Arab Front and PLO Executive Committee member Jamil Shehadeh Jamil Shehadeh: “The message needs to be clear to the occupation: The Palestinian people is determined to continue the struggle in all its forms until the...”Apr 18, 2016
Day after murder of Israeli mother of 6, Abbas: “We are against spilling of blood… our resistance will remain peaceful”The day after 15-year-old Palestinian terrorist Morad Adais stabbed 38-year-old Israeli Dafna Meir to death in her home in the town of Otniel, south of Hebron, in front of her children, Abbas maintained that the Palestinian "resistance" is “peaceful,” thus denying the many shooting and stabbing...Jan 18, 2016
Abbas to Israelis: "We don’t want an Intifada and have not called for one"Official PA TV broadcast an interview with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Israeli Channel 2 PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “I told people frankly: We want to protect our holy places. To protect them peacefully, and therefore, people are going there to protect Jerusalem peacefully. Where is the tension...”Oct 30, 2014
Abbas: PA will not disarm Hamas, pays salaries to 60-70 thousand civil servants who aren't workingPA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: "Since [Hamas’] coup against the PA (in 2007), and until today, we’ve been transferring more than 50% of our [PA] budget to Gaza, including [salaries] to 60-70,000 [PA] civil servants who aren’t working. They are [in the Gaza Strip] and are receiving salaries. We pay them..."Aug 23, 2014
Abbas on cooperation with Israel: "We cannot confront the State of Israel - neither militarily or in any other way"“As for the Israeli government, it is causing a sharp escalation, and this is a new problem we are facing. The reason is the kidnapping of three boys near one of the settlements. Naturally, despite their [Israel’s] presence in Area C, which is not under our security control, and despite the fact...”Jun 18, 2014
Abbas condemns kidnapping, but blames Israel for using it "as an opportunity to sow havoc and destruction," refers to Israel as a "racist apartheid regime"Official PA TV Live broadcast PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the opening of the 56th Congress for Ramallah natives in the US. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “On the one hand, Israel doesn’t appear to be serious in its commitments to the international authorities and to the vision of a two-state...”Jun 18, 2014
Abbas' advisor praises murderer of 37 civilians, says negotiations not "our only choice"Mahmoud Abbas' advisor on NGOs Sultan Abu Al-Einein: "I am greatly honored to be standing [here] today, so days that are important to us all will never be erased from our memory. In March, [we mark] Palestinian Women’s Day, in March, Palestinian Mother’s Day also occurs, in March [we remember] that..."Mar 17, 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 Rep.: "We struggle, negotiate, fight… we choose the forms of struggle according to existing conditions”Palestine Live TV broadcast a rally held in honor of released terrorists from Jenin, which was attended by many PA officials. A large sign announced that the event was held under the auspices of Abbas. Host of the event: “Now, we call on Azzam Al-Ahmad - Abu Nidaa - member of the Fatah Movement’s...”Nov 4, 2013
Fatah official mocks Israel for releasing murderers from prisonMember of Fatah Central Committee Abbas Zaki: “Since firing the first shot, we in Fatah have sworn that we are on a journey that will not end unless our nation’s aspirations are achieved: return [of the refugees], an independent state, Jerusalem as the eternal capital of a Palestinian state… It...”Nov 3, 2013
Abbas: Resistance, including violence, is “determined at each stage by the national interest”PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas speaks on Nakba Day: "[Senior Hamas members] preferred narrow party interests to the supreme national interest, using the word 'resistance' as if there was disagreement about it among Palestinians. I want to remind [them] that resistance to the occupation is a broad..."May 14, 2012
PA Chairman Abbas: "Hamas kidnapped a soldier... That's a good thing," but also: We don't want military resistanceIn October 2011, the Israeli government agreed to release 1,027 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prison in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held hostage by Hamas for more than 5 years. Interview with Mahmoud Abbas following the exchange: Interviewer: "Don't you think that..."Oct 24, 2011