Ahmed Qorei
Ahmed Qorei
Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei, also known by his Arabic kunya Abu Alaais a former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. First appointed to the position in October 2003, he tendered his resignation on January 26, 2006, following the defeat of the Fatah party in the Palestinian legislative election, 2006, and remained in office in a caretaker capacity until 19 February when he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh. During his tenure as prime minister, he has also had responsibility for...
achieve actions ask cover land meet ourselves people sharon
Our people are suffering, our land is being stolen, so we will not meet with Sharon just to give him cover for his actions and give him legitimacy, ... We need to ask ourselves what we want to achieve from such a meeting. We are serious. We want real negotiations.
discussion issues specific
There was no discussion on specific issues or narrowing of gaps.
left losing nor peace process serve stability time
There is no time left for postponement, ... Losing time does not serve the peace process nor the stability of this region.
act against condemned israel military
Any kind of a military act against Israel ... is condemned and not allowed.
achieve decision disrupt effort excuse israel leads peace process reflects serious trying wrong
This is a wrong decision and reflects that Israel is trying to find any excuse to disrupt any serious effort that leads to reviving the peace process and to achieve calm,
dangerous efforts implement unwise
It is a very, very dangerous decision. It is an unwise decision. It will escalate the situation. It will make all efforts ... to try to implement the roadmap ... impossible, useless.
arab difficult helped level meeting organizing parties
I said it was a difficult meeting. It was not up to the level of our expectations or the level of the expectations of many Arab and international parties that helped in organizing this meeting with the Israelis.
agreement certain difficult keeps might momentum point reach time until
I think it is very difficult to reach an agreement in the time left. We might end this negotiation at a certain point that keeps the momentum until after the election.
accept borders built less state
The Palestinian state should be built on the borders of 1967 and the Palestinians will not accept any state less than that.
cabinet insists meeting necessary sharon
The Palestinian Cabinet welcomes a meeting with Sharon but insists that such a meeting will not take place without the necessary preparation,
land please protect yours
Please protect this land. It is for you and yours to protect.
capable government interested israel matters peace process signing
The only thing that matters to us is to have a government in Israel interested in the peace process and capable of signing a settlement with us.
building destroy encourages land leave peace process statement violation
If there is any violation in the land issue, or any statement that encourages the building of the wall, that it would destroy the peace process and leave nothing for negotiation,
defend israelis lives procedure road themselves
The Israelis say the road closures are to defend themselves but it is really just a procedure to make our lives difficult, especially during Ramadan,