Head of the Palestinian Olympic Committee: The Palestinian team will not play against IsraelPA TV sports program hosts the head of the Olympic Committee, Jibril Rajoub. Rajoub: "The Israeli flag will not, not, not be raised in the Palestinian territories, and the Palestinian team will not play against any team within the Green Line." Two weeks later on PA TV, Rajoub made the following...Jan 2, 2012
Abbas: We missed the opportunity for a state in 1947Abbas speaking at the launching of the Palestinian Students’ Aid Fund in Lebanon: “It is not true that we are presented [with opportunities] and we miss opportunities. We don’t miss opportunities. Perhaps we missed opportunities in the past, and we don’t want to repeat that – the opportunity of...”Nov 10, 2010
Arafat planned that Oslo Accords would chase away Israelis"Al-Quds Al-Arabi" Editor-in-Chief, Abd al-Bari 'Atwan: "After the Oslo Accords were signed, I went to Tunisia to visit him [Arafat] in July. I told him: 'We disagree. I don't support this agreement. It will harm us.' [Arafat] told me: 'By Allah, I will drive them crazy. I will make these [Oslo]..."Feb 16, 2006
Yasser Arafat calls for Jihad, struggle, and combat"Struggle, struggle, struggle, struggle. Combat, combat, combat, combat. Jihad, Jihad, Jihad, Jihad."Oct 21, 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 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