Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa, popularly known as Yasser Arafator by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, President of the Palestinian National Authority, and leader of the Fatah political party and former paramilitary group, which he founded in 1959. Originally opposed to Israel's existence, he modified his position in 1988 when he accepted UN Security Council Resolution 242. Arafat and his movement operated from several Arab countries...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth24 August 1929
CityCairo, Egypt
I would like to call on you to re-evaluate all our administrative, ministerial and security institutions after we have seen errors here and there, errors that cannot be hidden from the public opinion.
We cannot confine the talks to security issues, ... All issues should be discussed with Ross in order to reach positive results.
Without a doubt, since the beginning we have welcomed American initiatives which we hope will succeed, especially in the upcoming London meetings.
We had met. I had met Shimon Peres in Cairo, in Lisbon before that, before that my colleagues met him in Athens with the participation of the European Union's Javier Solana and we have no objection to meeting him at any time.
our people are getting rid of the traitors one by one.
is very important for the international peace all over the world, which means it is very important for the biggest power all over the world -- America.
Unfortunately, he has not yet offered anything tangible,
We are seeking a four-way meeting. Our position has always been that the European Union must have a vital, effective role in this peace process,
We demanded that the United States play a role in pushing the peace process forward and we thank President Clinton and the U.S. administration for that role,
We are not against opening talks, but we are in need of results and not talks.
We strive to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, ... We don't want a breakdown of the peace process.
We have no other alternative. And in spite of all the difficulties we are facing, we have one alternative: to carry on with the peace process. This is our strategic target.
I don't know. But you know we have condemned this. And not only that, I gave instructions to search who had sent this.
We told him that we are ready to consult and discuss with him the items of the proposals but that they should not be the only basis,