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 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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Tomorrow (Tuesday) they will start leaving part of the West Bank.
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Tomorrow they will start leaving part of the West Bank. It's a beginning of the full withdrawal from all the settlements. We will not close our eyes. We will not rest until they leave from all our land.
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While we are happy the Israelis have left Gaza ... we really have no hope for the future here in the West Bank,
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We need to look at the West Bank and end the occupation there,
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first step towards the liberation of the West Bank and Jerusalem.
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This exit of the settlers is one of the fruits of your sacrifices. This step is only the first step that will be completed in the West Bank and in Jerusalem. But the step has come as a result of patience and sacrifices of our people, of martyrs, of wounded, of houses destroyed. All of those have brought us the fruit we are celebrating today.
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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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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.