Saeb Erekat Quotes

I cannot begin to understand why Israel would want all-out war. Today's military assault would seem to suggest that intent.

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I hope that at this critical period, we will concentrate on the bigger picture, ... The answer to extremists on both sides sworn to sabotage this process must be a big 'No.'

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We didn't get responses on forming a Palestinian-Israeli joint committee to follow up and observe the operation of distributing ballots, voting and the movement of voters as well as candidates.

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Mr. Ross is breathing artificial life into the peace process.

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The answer they (the Americans) gave us is that they will exert every possible effort to have the Israeli government refrain from any act that will prejudge the outcome of negotiations.

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It's impossible to say who has guns in Gaza anymore. The ballots are the only thing that can stop the violence at this point.

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His words are (that) he won't give us anything on Jerusalem, on the (West Bank) settlements, on our refugees. What kind of peace can we make with those words

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If the Israelis start interfering now with our elections, this will sabotage the democratic process in Palestine. I really urge the Israelis to keep their noses out of our elections. We've been conducting local elections, including Hamas, and this is our choice, and I hope Israel will respect our democracy.

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We are just simply asking to fill the vacuum, the political and legal vacuum. There are many legal questions related to May 4 that no one is willing to answer.

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We had in-depth and serious discussions. There was nothing new today and the gaps remain where they are. We agreed to meet tomorrow.

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I see ourselves in the opposition, not in the coalition.

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I hope that the withdrawal will be a day of opportunity and also a day of law.

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Seeking revenge or violence will only add to the complexities and will harm Palestinian interests.

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We want to agree on preparations to resume final-status talks which should commence in the middle of next month.

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I hope they will succeed in allowing goods to come into Gaza as of tomorrow to alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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This is very dangerous and could easily go from bad to worse, ... It is not in the Israeli or Palestinian interests for this violence to continue.

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The issue of January elections cannot be isolated from the results today, but we can't say it will be an exact copy.

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Israel is killing the two-state solution and the possibility of creating a viable Palestinian state on the West Bank.

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We are really concerned. We hope that competition (to succeed him) will not be at our expense, meaning more settlements, more walls, more incursions, more assassinations, more occupation, more dictates.

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Refugees, Jerusalem, borders, Jewish settlements and water are issues reserved to the final-status talks between the two sides and nothing should pre-empt or pre-judge the outcome of the final status talks before they begin.

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If the legislative election is postponed, there will be a disaster in the Palestinian territories, where chaos and violence would prevail.

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We are fully committed to carry out all our obligations emanating from this report, providing that we implement honestly and without any games -- the full report, page to page, without being selective.

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We had in-depth discussions and very serious talks on all issues. There were no results. The differences and obstacles are still there.

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Our tracks -- the Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian tracks -- are parallel tracks, not competitive tracks, and we will not allow anyone to play a track against another.

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This is a real setback for the peace process.

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