A small victory was achieved for Palestine today, and we thank you all for that. That shall be a big victory. |
Acts of resistance by Palestinians in the occupied territories against the Israeli occupation are legitimate under international law, incomparable with acts targeting Israeli civilians in Israel itself. |
Aid to the Palestinian people should continue, whatever party is going to form the government. |
Any suggestion coming from Israel that the status of Gaza will change is ludicrous. They are controlling the borders, the air, the water, and we need approval for the crossing points and everything else. So Gaza still remains part of the occupied Palestinian territory. |
Arafat wasn't an obstacle for the peace process, ... He was an obstacle to plans that were unacceptable to the Palestinians. |
For us this is not a matter of principle, but an issue of the central problem of governing. At this point, there is no question that we cannot join. But if they consider a different political program, then that's something else. |
Israel must stop its attempts to interfere in and sabotage these elections. |
Israel's constant attempts to draw such parallels and to exploit the international fight against terrorism must be rejected. |
It is imperative for the international community to take measures in order to confront these Israeli policies and actions. |
It's important to discuss what to do after the departure of Israeli forces from Gaza, including to discuss questions concerning east Jerusalem, |
The deliberate, excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force, including the extrajudicial executions, being carried out by Israel against the Palestinian civilian population constitutes a grave breach of international law. |
The international media somehow portray the situation as if the Israeli side is making huge concessions, going out from Gaza and not listening to what's happening in the West Bank, to what Israel has been doing, |
The overwhelming majority of the council do support our request and do understand the gravity of the situation. |
The Palestinian people under Israeli occupation are now suffocated and besieged. |
The situation remains very dangerous ... and we believe that the council remains obligated to act, |