“The people have said yes to change and reform. The majority of the Palestinians have said yes to the slogan, 'Islam is the solution.' The people also voted in favor of our policy of resistance and against the occupation. Our policy is designed to defend Jerusalem, achieve the right of return for all refugees and the release of our prisoners.” PeopleSaidAchievePolicyReturnSolutionsMajorityIslamFavorsResistanceReleaseReformOccupationPrisonerPalestinianRefugeeSlogansJerusalem Author:Ismail Haniyeh
“The United Nations believes that acceptance of these principles will help the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate goal of an end to occupation and the creation of an independent and viable state, living in peace and security with its neighbors.” PeopleBelieveEndsStatesHelpingNationsGoalUnitedPrinciplesAchieveSecurityCreationAcceptanceIndependentNeighborOccupationPalestinianUnited NationsPeace And Security Author:Kofi Annan
“Russia can play an important role in removing the occupation, ending the aggression and achieving national (Palestinian) rights.” ImportantPlayRolesRightsAchieveRussiaOccupationAggressionPalestinian Author:Khaled Mashal
“Palestinian militancy has accomplished nothing but increasing the misery of the Palestinian people. If Palestinians instead turned more to huge Gandhi-style nonviolence resistance campaigns, the resulting videos would reverberate around the world and Palestine would achieve statehood and freedom.” PeopleIfsWorldAchieveStyleHugeMiseryCampaignsVideoResistanceAround The WorldAccomplishedNonviolencePalestinianPalestineMilitancy Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“I'm telling Palestinians don't use violence. We're going to use the civilized means of international law to achieve our goals, our independence, our freedom.” MeanUseLawGoalViolenceAchieveIndependenceInternationalCivilizedPalestinianInternational Law Author:Saeb Erekat
“I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences were bad for both sides. But I don't think the forces are there (that could carry out) an uprising against the leadership. The people that could initiate it are in Israeli prisons. And what could they hope to achieve? In the end, they're too weak to end the Israeli occupation.” PeopleThinkingEndsForceSidesMistakeAchieveConsequenceWeakPrisonOccupationPalestinianBoth SidesIsraeliUprisingInitiateUnleashingIsraeli Occupation Author:Tom Segev
“Already there exists a growing international concern that Israel has become "an apartheid state" pursuing policies manifesting a "settler colonial" mentality. Such perceptions pose a challenge to postcolonial international society that will not be indefinitely ignored, especially if Palestinians achieve greater unity and tactical focus.” IfsStatesChallengesGreaterFocusGrowingAchievePolicyPerceptionConcernUnityInternationalIsraelManifestMentalityPalestinianIgnoredApartheidTacticalSettlers Author:Richard A. Falk
“It is our responsibility as the stronger party [Israel], as the occupying power, to convince the Palestinians that they can achieve their basic national aims, their just national aspirations, without violence. Unfortunately, the behavior of the Sharon administration, and before this of the Barak administration, has shown the Palestinians the opposite: namely, that they will achieve nothing without violence.” PartyResponsibilityViolenceAchieveBehaviorOppositesStrongerAimIsraelAdministrationAspirationConvincePalestinianSharon Author:Uri Avnery
“The international community has been extracting concessions from the weaker side suffering under the occupation. For decades, this strategy has done absolutely nothing for the Palestinians. Now they are demanding that Hamas go the same route. We will not accept that. Extracting concessions is not the key to achieving peace. Pressure must be exerted on the occupier.” DoneSufferingCommunityAcceptingAchieveStrategyPalestinianHamas Author:Khaled Mashal