The Israelis are mistaken if they think we do not have an alternative to negotiations. By Allah I swear they are wrong. The Palestinian people are pr…

- Yasser Arafat

The Palestinian people have no national identity. I, Yasser Arafat, man of destiny, will give them that identity through conflict with Israel.

- Yasser Arafat

Whoever stands by a just cause cannot possibly be called a terrorist.

- Yasser Arafat

I am looking to have a place under the sun for our new generations to live in peace far away from repression, from terrorism, to live as human beings…

- Yasser Arafat

Since we cannot defeat Israel in war, we do this in stages. We take any and every territory that we can of Palestine, and establish a sovereignty the…

- Yasser Arafat

We will not bend or fail until the blood of every last Jew from the youngest child to the oldest elder is spilt to redeem our land!

- Yasser Arafat

Choose your friends carefully. Your enemies will choose you.

- Yasser Arafat

I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.

- Yasser Arafat

You are the generation that will reach the sea and hoist the flag of Palestine over Tel Aviv.

- Yasser Arafat