Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen, is the President of the State of Palestine and Palestinian National Authority. He has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organizationsince 11 November 2004 and has been Palestinian president since 15 January 2005. Abbas is a member of the Fatah party...
NationalityPalestinian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1935
CitySafed, Israel
CountryPalestine, State of
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We will not allow the state of lawlessness, the disorder of weapons, taking law into one's hands, kidnapping and attacks on government institutions and state land to continue, ... No one is above the law.
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We have to reach the moment when the vision of President Bush to have two states for the Israelis and the Palestinians is implemented.
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only with an international agreement because we want to do the right thing at the right time, to behave as a state in a responsible way.
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We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967.
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Our capital will be Jerusalem, and our state will not contain settlements.
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In the end you both live in the same place ... You aren't far apart like the United States and Japan,
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and a dangerous obstacle to the achievement of an independent, sovereign state we seek.
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We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.
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We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.
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We look with great worry on what might happen if (Sharon) is impaired.
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We will not hesitate to get into such a negotiation. The way to peace is to sit together at the negotiation table, not the path of killings and unilateral actions.
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We will not allow the presence of guns. The instructions are clear.
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We are trying to lead our people to a just peace and to security, and we want to pave the way for the next generations.
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The situation along the border is stable and the chaos we saw in the past few days is over,