Quotes about arafat
arafat efficient efforts himself ministers political president wants
The political significance is that President Arafat himself wants the ministers to be more efficient and make better efforts in doing their jobs.
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One of the factors here is what role Yasser Arafat will play. From some of the statements that he has been making immediately, he doesn't seem to be trying to move the Bethlehem situation to a smooth and quiet resolution. Unfortunately he seems to be trying to use it as another excuse to inflame international passions, and I think that Yasser Arafat could be playing a more constructive role in trying to bring this impasse to an end.
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If in fact Arafat will do what he in the past has said he will do, if he will actually deliver on the Tenet plan, if he'll move to put a lid on the violence and do what's required, Dick Cheney
arafat crack enter single
If a single crack will appear, Arafat will enter into it and crack the whole system, Ehud Barak
arafat blindly chief security
He was the only security chief who Arafat blindly relied on. Yasser Arafat
arafat assess chairman laid realistic schedule stock talk thus trying
Frankly, we want to talk with Chairman Arafat about that schedule and what is possible, and thus take stock for us in trying to assess how realistic it is to make that schedule that's been laid out.
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Arafat was a barrier to peace. Charles Schumer
arafat casualties days man start visit
The one who is responsible for that is only one man and that is Arafat who pre-planned it, orchestrated it ... It did not start on my visit day, it started about 10 days earlier. They already had casualties then. Ariel Sharon
arafat comments deal map mean putting road
We didn't deal with Yasser Arafat when we were putting the road map together, and so his comments don't mean a whole lot to me. Colin Powell
arafat clear green light message peace red stop turned unless
Unless the green light is turned into a red light, unless there's a clear message (from) Mr. Arafat to stop terrorism, there can't be any peace process.
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In September 1993, President Clinton presided over a handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn - the climax of a 'day of awe,' as the press described it. Noam Chomsky
arafat brings clear either fights intended justice people send signal
was intended to send a very clear signal -- either Arafat brings justice to these people and fights terrorism, or we will have to.
arafat committed hope peace tiny
Yasser Arafat is still committed to the peace process, ... He has still a tiny, a very tiny hope for the peace process. Mohammed Dahlan
arafat chance follow giving peace present seeing whether
We are giving one more chance for peace at present by seeing whether Mr. Arafat will follow through his cease-fire commitment,
arafat arrest demand leader loose terrorists
We demand from (Palestinian leader Yasser) Arafat that he arrest immediately all the terrorists who are loose now.
arafat authority failure fight gave pledge
It is, in fact, the failure of the Palestinian Authority and of Mr. Arafat to keep the pledge that he gave my predecessor, Mr. Rabin, and that is we give them territory, they give us a pledge to fight terrorism, Benjamin Netanyahu
arafat attack bring calm forces heavy israeli peace president process situation stop tanks
President Arafat has always wanted to go back to the peace process on the right basis. He was very clear. ... and said (the) Israeli attack has to stop first. The deployment of heavy forces and tanks and the disproportionate use of force has to end, and only this will be able to calm down the situation and bring back the peace process.
arafat historic looked peace point provide somehow
We looked for an equilibrium point that would provide a peace for generations, ... but unfortunately Arafat somehow hesitated to take the historic decisions.
arafat breaking condemned half leaves might point taking
We must kill Arafat because the world leaves us no alternative. When the breaking point arrives, there is no point in taking half measures. If we are to be condemned in any case, we might as well do it right.
arafat doubts dragging feet intentions reach serious since time wasted
Since Arafat has wasted much of this time in dragging his feet ... we have very serious doubts about the seriousness of his intentions to reach an arrangement,
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Mr. Arafat has not been playing a helpful role, ... And if he wanted to play a helpful role, he would be supporting Prime Minister Abbas, not frustrating his efforts.
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At Camp David in 2000, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat 94 percent of the West Bank; ten years later, Ehud Olmert offered Abbas 93.6 percent with a one-to-one land swap. Elliott Abrams
arafat came chairman clear discussion ease general imagine order steps
It's completely clear that in order to ease (the sanctions), there are steps that Chairman Arafat must take. The steps came up in my discussion with General Powell and I imagine they will be made clear also to Chairman Arafat.
arafat deeds judge words
I want to judge Arafat by his deeds not by his words.
arafat armed bring burn east effort entire fire fuel high middle possible puts wants
Once Arafat ignited the entire Middle East, now he puts more and more fuel on this situation. He wants the fire to burn and to be as high as possible ... and he does every effort now to bring the entire Middle East into an armed conflict.
arafat calls concerned concrete deeply measures president violence
The president is deeply concerned and he calls on Mr. Arafat and the Palestinians to take concrete measures to end the violence immediately.
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We and the Americans have said we wanted a breakthrough in London, but they don't want a breakthrough. They want to obstruct, procrastinate and play for time. Arafat is frustrated.
arafat meeting president
There is nothing scheduled for a meeting between President Arafat and Mr. Peres,
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to give Arafat a nudge, no -- more than that -- a push.
arafat assigned experts follow president team tomorrow work
These experts will work with our team as of tomorrow afternoon. President Arafat has assigned a team to follow up on all its aspects.
arafat deaths kinds result stop taking tragic
These, definitely, Arafat controls, ... I mean, if he wanted, he could stop those kinds of incitement. And we see today, in, you know, the tragic deaths of the two youths, a result of such incitement taking place by the Palestinian Authority.
arafat chairman steps stop taken violence
The steps that need to be taken now are steps by Chairman Arafat to stop the violence, Richard Boucher
arafat event invited ought people precisely type
This is precisely the type of event that people like Mr. Arafat ought to be invited to, Steve Largent