Famous quotes by Mahmoud Abbas:
"I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders."
"We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law."
"The withdrawal of the [Israeli] army and settlers from the Gaza Strip does not signal the end of the occupation"
"If we win the legislative elections , we will never recognize the state of Israel,"
"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."
"We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces."
"We are trying to lead our people to a just peace and to security, and we want to pave the way for the next generations."
"From today we will not allow armed chaos, the taking of the law into individual hands, or attacks on public property."
"Do you think I am happy to work like this? I want to earn some living to feed my children,"
"We have one law for everyone and no one is above the law. We are not going to tolerate chaos after today."
"We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave."
"No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another."