Mahmoud Abbas Quotes

"We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Want)

"We need international support so that our people live a life of normality, of dignity, of liberty and freedom. I hope that our cry for freedom may be heard."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Life, People, Hope, Dignity, Freedom, Liberty, May, Normality, Support)

"We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that authority."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Authority, Law, Responsibility)

"We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Democracy, Popular, Respect, Result)

"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."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Vision, Ending, Occupation, President, Solution, State)

"We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Law, State)

"We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: American, Diplomacy, Persuasion, Want)

"No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Earth, State)

"I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Peace, Israel, Security, Want)

"We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces."
- Mahmoud Abbas
(Related: Country, State)