“We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.” StatesLawFoundationRule Of Law Author:Mahmoud Abbas
“We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.” CountryStatesPiecesSmall Pieces Author:Mahmoud Abbas
“The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based on international law and United Nations resolutions, and that it frantically continues to intensify building of settlements on the territory of the State of Palestine.” StatesGovernmentLawNationsTermUnitedIssuesBuildingInternationalRefuseCoreCommitResolutionTerritoryPalestinianNegotiationPalestineUnited NationsIsraeliSettlementInternational LawIsraeli Settlements Author:Mahmoud Abbas
“The PLO and the Palestinian people adhere to the renouncement of violence and rejection and condemning of terrorism in all its forms, especially State terrorism, and adhere to all agreements signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel.” PeopleStatesFormViolenceOrganizationIsraelTerrorismLiberationRejectionAgreementPalestinianPalestineCondemning Author:Mahmoud Abbas
“From here [the Gaza withdrawal], our people begin the march towards establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital” PeopleStatesIndependentMarchPalestinianJerusalemGazaWithdrawal Author:Mahmoud Abbas
“No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.” StatesEarthNextAuthority Author:Mahmoud Abbas