64 Quotes by Saeb Erekat

With this (Israeli) government, we do not have trust or confidence. Ross is simply helping make the process survive.

Settlements and peace are two parallels that won't meet. I hope their choice will be peace, not settlements.

Mr. Gilad knows very well that the whole thing was unilateral. We had to pick up the pieces after they left without them even telling us when they were going to leave.

Mr. Gilad knows very well that the whole thing was unilateral, ... We had to pick up the pieces after they left without them even telling us when they were going to leave.

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

Of course, Mrs. Arafat did not mean poison gas, but tear gas. We agreed with President Clinton that the Palestinians and Israelis must resolve their differences through dialogue and negotiations.

must understand that he must choose between settlements and peace. He cannot have both.

If we (Israelis and Palestinians) don't honor the time line I don't think we have an agreement any more.

I believe this pre-empts and prejudges issues that are reserved for final status negotiations. Any talk of pre-empting and prejudging is counterproductive to the peace process.