Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud 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...
NationalityPalestinian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1935
CitySafed, Israel
CountryPalestine, State of
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It is a requirement to ensure that the withdrawal will take place in a civilized manner so that we can show the world we deserve our freedom and independence.
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It is high time that the Palestinian people restore their freedom and independence. It is high time that the decades, the long decades of suffering and pain would stop.
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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.
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We hope that we can reach a satisfactory solution for us, because it's important to have full freedom for people to come in and out, ... This subject is under serious discussion, but there is no agreement at this time ... We hope that we can reach solutions for all the crossings very soon.
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The chaos and security lapses create fertile ground for our enemies to hold back our people as they struggle for freedom and independence.
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It is an important day in our people's history in Gaza Strip and northern West Bank, where all settlements will be removed out of our lands forever,
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We have to reach the moment when the vision of President Bush to have two states for the Israelis and the Palestinians is implemented.
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We have agreed with Prime Minister Sharon to cease all violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians, wherever they are,
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Our capital will be Jerusalem, and our state will not contain settlements.
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We are going to reactivate the role of the PLO.
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My brothers, we are living these days in historical joy, a great joy, with the dismantling of settlements out of the Gaza Strip,
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spending time and energies to move the process forward.
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There are lands in eastern and northern Gaza still under occupation, ... There are differences and agreements over borders.
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What's important is that we go through the election process first united but also...with sportsmanship and a spirit of transparency and fairness so that we can achieve the true democracy that we all want.