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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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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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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Our security services are trying to use all means to prevent their arrival.
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reassure the world and send out a message that we deserve our state.
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I think if we start to work seriously, we will only need a few years or a year. It is important for us and the Israelis if they want a real peace.
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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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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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When I receive in a short time a larger number of officers, I will increase the number of opening hours,
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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.