The most fatal mistake of this Israeli military junta is that they have the complex of the arrogance of power. This is their suicidal mistake.
Yasser ArafatWhen I made a big effort in '96 and it is not - I squeezed and I arrested a part of [terroristic groups].
Yasser ArafatPalestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.
Yasser ArafatI send my condolences, and the condolences of the Palestinian people to American President Bush and his government and to the American people for this terrible act....We completely condemn this serious operation.... We were completely shocked.... It's unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable.
Yasser Arafat