Mahmud Abbas
Mahmud 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...
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working to promote a culture of peace and to reject violence and eliminate its causes.
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We reject these words and we do not accept what Sharon said yesterday. No one has any right to cancel issues from negotiations between us and them.
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Today we have before us an opportunity to re-launch the peace process.
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We are ready to negotiate with the Israelis if they want on the basis of international legitimacy.
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We are on the verge of reaching an agreement on this issue.
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We have closed all the holes and gaps. The situation on the border is now stable. The mess that we have had in the last few days is over.
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We have before us an opportunity to relaunch the peace process, an opportunity provided in the aftermath of the disengagement in the Gaza Strip and parts of the northern West Bank ,
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When I receive in a short time a larger number of officers, I will increase the number of opening hours,
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We are going to work with the Egyptians to plug the breaches in the barrier along the border ... within two or three days, and to return order in this sector,
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I believe that to resolve the conflict, both sides should not be left alone with this imbalance of occupier and occupied.
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If the preparations can be finalised, there is nothing to prevent this meeting.
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I'm never going to predict precisely when this is going to come to a conclusion. But I do think they have made a lot of progress.
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I have not asked anybody so far to form the government but we are leading towards contacts and consultations with all the blocs in parliament.
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The attacks slightly wounded one person and caused major damage in a building used by money changers, and in another building used by Fatah,