As long as we are under occupation then resistance is our right. |
Bluntly speaking ... the ball is in the court of Israel. Last year, the Palestinian people came up with a new [cease-fire] initiative, the initiative lasted a full year, but Israel didn't free prisoners or react in any way. |
Everybody in the world says that. I know, I know. |
How can the prisoner be asked to recognize his jailer? |
I say enough to the truce. |
If Israel officially announces its readiness to withdraw from all territories it occupied in 1967. . . then our movement will take a big step toward peace. |
If you do not like our militancy, we are ready to unify the Palestinian arms ... and create an army, just like any other country. |
Interaction with the international community is a high priority issue for us, and we see our visit to Moscow, the capital of a great world power, as the beginning of contacts. |
Israel has to stop the aggression. Only after that, we can start talking, and they can ask us to formulate our position. |
It is easy for those countries to make pressure on the weak side. This is not justice. For this reason the Palestinian people refuse this pressure. It is hypocrisy. |
It is Israel that must recognize Palestine's rights. We cannot believe in empty statements, twiddle our thumbs and watch our children getting killed. Israel must end occupation and aggression, and our actions won't take much longer after that. |
No conditions will be put forward during our visit to Moscow. We will listen to Russia's position and clarify ours. |
Our delegation asked for the meeting with the patriarch and it is very important for us, as we Muslims work in close cooperation with our Christian brothers in Palestine. |
Our trip to Moscow opens new prospects for peace in the Middle East. Our people want simple things: to be free and to have sovereignty. All this is impossible without an end to the occupation. |
Our visit to Moscow is a very important step for achieving a breakthrough in our international position. |