Mahmoud Abbas Time Quotations

I say: The time has come for my courageous and proud people, after decades of displacement and colonial occupation and ceaseless suffering, to live like other peoples of the earth, free in a sovereign and independent homeland.

It is high time that the Palestinian people restore their freedom and independence. It is high time that the decades, the long decades of suffering and pain would stop.

We're back to square one. Now we need time to regain calm. Our people need a quiet life and to make a living.

spending time and energies to move the process forward.

We hope that we can reach a satisfactory solution for us, because it's important to have full freedom for people to come in and out, ... This subject is under serious discussion, but there is no agreement at this time ... We hope that we can reach solutions for all the crossings very soon.

This subject is under serious discussion, but there is no agreement at this time ... We hope that we can reach solutions for all the crossings very soon.

We cannot afford to lose more time, for lots of precious time was wasted.

We want to do the right job at the right time because we want to act as a state, as a responsible authority. Therefore, we are following up on the subject seriously with our brothers in Egypt. Until we reach agreement, we should be patient.

According to the agreement, the truce is continuing and it's not linked to a time ... and everyone knows that,