Hanan Ashrawi quotes
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“We are the only people on Earth asked to guarantee the security of our occupier...while Israel is the only country that calls for defense from its victims.”
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“We cannot rely upon the silenced to tell us they are suffering.”
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“Women in politics are more honest and forthright. We are not in it for the ego gratification.”
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“Sharon was a strong and charismatic leader who steered the politics toward the right and extremism. Now it is clear that Israel needs a leadership that proceeds strongly toward peace, or else the extremist right will hijack the situation.”
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“Control does not come from strong police forces, does not come from oppression and repression, does not come from violating people's rights or giving the security systems undue powers”
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“It looks like we will have a bi-polar reality”
-- Hanan AshrawiSource : "Defiant Hamas takes charge / Palestinian Legislative Council says it will not recognize Israel" by Scott Wilson, www.sfgate.com. February 19, 2006.
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“You can't simply redefine Jerusalem. The Palestinian claim is based on legality, on the international recognition that the situation created by the war in '67 is not valid.”
-- Hanan AshrawiSource : "Rabin legacy casts long shadow over Barak, peace process" by Jerrold Kessel, www.cnn.com. November 3, 1999.
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“We need to stop Sharon. His lethal policies are drawing blood on both sides. That's why we need a serious intervention -- international troops. And we need to end the occupation if there is to be security for both people.”
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“It's clear Israel has suspended the peace process, despite the so-called moderation of the Arab world, because it has no interest in peace.”
-- Hanan AshrawiSource : "Peace process in limbo after Barak calls 'timeout'", www.cnn.com. October 22, 2000.
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“Beyond the emotionalism and the obvious sense of relief on all sides, I think that there is a recognition that reality may intrude, that perhaps the steps ahead and the days ahead are going to be much more difficult than one expects.”
-- Hanan AshrawiSource : "World reacts to Mideast agreement". www.cnn.com. October 23, 1998.
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“We know what they say, they want all of Palestine (including Israel) and say that negotiations did not work. They talk about wanting reform. That doesn't mean they will do it.”
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“There are people starving in the siege, there are children traumatized and terrified. There are men women and children dying. This is a situation that has reached the proportions of a tremendous humanitarian crisis. It is a tragedy and every minute that passes we lose lives and more people are brutalized and traumatized.”
-- Hanan AshrawiSource : "Battles rage across West Bank", www.cnn.com. April 5, 2002.
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“Sharon has subverted the whole process by turning it into something sequential and conditional and, of course, by making himself the interpreter of the road map,”
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“It's not just a question of numbers. There will be more women (in parliament) who are conscious of women's rights ... There will also be women who are not committed to equality.”
-- Hanan Ashrawi
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