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...
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We are really and seriously concerned about the reports that there will be a statement or promises during a meeting between the Israeli prime minister and the U.S. president,
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We are passing on a very dangerous and historical moment, ... Each side should help its responsibility carefully. We should put emotion aside, and at this point think seriously about the interests of our people on both sides, Palestinians and Israelis.
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The president (Mahmud Abbas) has decreed that the legislative council will meet on February 18.
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We will not accept this, and the world will not accept it.
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Security cannot be achieved through force -- through the use of force -- but through the creation of the an environment that is helpful to create confidence between the parties,
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Please protect this land. It is for you and yours to protect.
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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.
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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.
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Overall what was presented to us was not convincing and satisfying to us,
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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.
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The Palestinian state should be built on the borders of 1967 and the Palestinians will not accept any state less than that.
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The Palestinian Cabinet welcomes a meeting with Sharon but insists that such a meeting will not take place without the necessary preparation,
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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.
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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.