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...
acts intend prejudice sabotage
Those who perpetrated such acts intend to sabotage what we are doing and prejudice us,
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But I want it to start operating again quickly. It should not become a playground.
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It is time for our people to rejoice and to put an end to the tragedies, sadness and suffering.
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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,
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The agreement must be under Egyptian-Palestinian control but the details of entering and leaving must be subject to an international agreement.
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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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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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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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Our security services are trying to use all means to prevent their arrival.
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This great day will be of historic significance, a decisive step on the road to freedom and independence.
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After five years of intifada, I repeat that the balance of force is not in our favour and that dialogue is more beneficial than violence,