Yasser Arafat

“Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.”

“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.”

“The battle for Jerusalem is a battle of all Arabs and all Muslims.”

“I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom-fighter's gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.”

“I am a rebel and freedom is my cause.”

“Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.”

“Our goal is the liberation of Palestine.”