26 Quotes by Ghassan Khatib

We believe that the Palestinian leadership should be treated by the Israeli government like they treat other Arab governments.

This will not help us reach our target of stopping the violence and to reviving the peace process,

The only way out of it is an initiative to come from the international community led by the United States ... with some political weight behind such initiatives in order to enforce it.

We hear the Israelis announcing in the loudspeakers that nobody is allowed to enter, to leave the compound, or to move between the different buildings on the compound, and anybody who will be seen outside will be shot and dead,

Many of us noticed this accumulation of anger and frustration. In our public opinion polls it was very clear that there is a decline in the level of support to the peace process...

His remarks did not attract the attention of the Palestinians because this is not news,

He is pursuing a unilateral approach, which is not constructive, and he wants peace that is incompatible with our legitimate rights and with international legality,

Palestinians were hoping that the withdrawal would lead to improvements in their movements, but things have been deteriorating.

President Arafat is in control, but President Arafat is not trying and has no interest in stopping the peaceful Palestinian protests against the Israeli occupation. He believes that this is useful because his public is angry and frustrated.