Arafat: Dead children are the greatest message to the worldInterviewer: "Mr. President, what message would you like to send to the Palestinian people, in general, and in particular to the Palestinian children?" Arafat: "This child, who is grasping the stone, facing the tank – is it not the greatest message to the world when that hero becomes a Shahid? We..."Jan 15, 2002
Arafat, days before the Intifada: It will be easy to get Palestinians to wage battle for Al-AqsaIsraeli Parliament Member Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Temple Mount in September 2000 was used by the PA to spark the five-year terror campaign (the “Intifada”) that left thousands dead. According to Mamdouh Nawfal, Arafat’s advisor for internal affairs and member of the Palestinian Supreme National...Sep 30, 2001
Arafat planned Intifada terror for 3 monthsImad Faluji, PA Minister of Communications: "Whoever thinks that the Intifada started because of the hated Sharon's visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque is mistaken. That was only the straw breaking the Palestinian people's patience. This Intifada was already planned since [Arafat] the President returned from..."Dec 5, 2000
Arafat and Fatah knew of the Palestinian terrorist’s plan to attack Israeli athletes at the Munich OlympicsIt was denied for years, but we now know the truth: Arafat and Fatah leadership knew about the planning of the Munich Olympics massacre Sep 22, 1999
Arafat: "Agreements won't liberate the land" "The agreements won't liberate the land. Every centimeter needs struggle, and the land needs blood."Jan 25, 1999
Yasser Arafat calls for Jihad, struggle, and combat"Struggle, struggle, struggle, struggle. Combat, combat, combat, combat. Jihad, Jihad, Jihad, Jihad."Oct 21, 1996
Arafat's speech after Jerusalem Tunnels opening, which led to violence[Quran:] "Allah bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because Paradise will be theirs: They shall fight in the way of Allah, and shall kill and be killed." My righteous brothers, our righteous Martyrs, rest in peace, because our blood is cheap compared to the goal which joined us...Sep 24, 1996
PLO did not amend PLO Charter which calls for Israel's destruction, as agreed to in the Oslo AccordsHistoric vote of Palestinian National Council meant to fulfill PLO obligation under Oslo Accords to amend articles in PLO Charter calling for Israel's destruction: Before vote: Salim Za'noun, Chairman of meeting: "[Goal of vote is] an extension of 6 months… and then the Central Committee will..."Apr 24, 1996
Arafat honors Hamas' suicide terror engineer, Yahya AyyashYasser Arafat, in Hebron: "Today, I ask of you, my brothers, to recite the Opening (chapter of Quran) for all our Martyrs, and the last among them, the Martyr, engineer Yahya Ayyash." Click here to viewJan 7, 1996
Arafat compares Oslo Accords to Muhammad's temporary agreementArafat: "When the Prophet made the peace of Hudaybiyyah, [Muhammad's followers] Omar Ibn al Khattab and Ali Ibn Abi Talib said: "How can we accept an agreement like that?" "How can we accept such humiliation of our religion, Oh, Messenger of Allah?" And when we signed the agreement in Oslo if..."Apr 16, 1995
Arafat compares Oslo Accords to Muhammad's Hudaybiyyah peace treaty, which led to defeat of the peace partnersSpeech by Yasser Arafat, Johannesburg: "This agreement, I am not considering it more than the agreement which had been signed between our Prophet Muhammad and Quraish, and you remember the Caliph Omar had refused this agreement and considered it "Sulha Dania" [a despicable truce]. But Muhammad had..."May 10, 1994