Yasser Arafat
Palestinian leader
Sayings by Yasser Arafat
We will continue to resist until the last occupier leaves our land.
The struggle for Palestine is a struggle for human rights and international law.
The land of Palestine is holy, and we will defend it with our blood.
We seek a just and lasting peace, but not a peace of surrender.
We are fighting for the right of return, which is a sacred right.
The international community must uphold its responsibility towards the Palestinian people.
The Palestinian struggle is a struggle against injustice and oppression.
We will liberate our land inch by inch, until the entire homeland is free.
The Palestinian people are capable of making their own destiny.
We will not allow anyone to divide our people or our land.
The Palestinian revolution is a revolution of hope and determination.
Our commitment to Jerusalem is unwavering.
The Palestinian state will be a democratic and independent state.
We will continue our struggle until victory is achieved.
I am willing to kill for my people, so I should not be able to lie and cheat for them?
My hero is Abraham Lincoln.
The Palestinian people have no national identity. I, Yasser Arafat, man of destiny, will give them that identity through conflict with Israel.
By God, I have not found it invincible... I wish all my nation was with me to see the feebleness of this army.
Peace for us means the destruction of Israel.
The Palestinian people do not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel.