Yasser Arafat

Palestinian leader

Contemporary influential 136 sayings

Sayings by Yasser Arafat

We will build our state with our own hands.

N/A — Speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The international community has a responsibility to protect the Palestinian people.

1974 — Speech to the UN
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am a man of peace.

N/A — Interview
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

We have paid a heavy price.

N/A — Referring to the Palestinian struggle
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The Palestinian people will never kneel.

N/A — Speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am a symbol of resistance.

N/A — Interview
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Our cause is a just cause.

N/A — Speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.

1974 — Speech at the United Nations
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.

1974 — Interview with 'Newsweek'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The PLO is now ready to negotiate with Israel, but only if Israel recognizes the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.

1982 — Press conference in Beirut
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

I am not afraid of death. I have been near death many times.

1988 — Interview with 'Time' magazine
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The revolution continues until victory!

1970s-1990s — Frequent slogan in speeches
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

We are fighting for the liberation of our homeland, and we will not stop until the last inch of Palestine is free.

1970 — Interview with Oriana Fallaci
Controversial Unverifiable

The Palestine Liberation Organization will continue to struggle until the Zionist entity is liquidated.

1974 — Speech to the UN General Assembly
Controversial Unverifiable

We consider ourselves the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people, and we will never relinquish our right to self-determination.

1970 — Press conference in Beirut
Controversial Unverifiable

The rifle is the only answer to the Zionist aggression.

1969 — Interview with Al-Ahram newspaper
Controversial Unverifiable

We are a nation of martyrs, and we are ready to sacrifice everything for the liberation of Palestine.

1972 — Speech in Damascus
Controversial Unverifiable

Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.

1970 — Interview with Der Spiegel
Controversial Unverifiable

We will not rest until we have hoisted the Palestinian flag over Jerusalem.

1994 — Speech in Gaza
Controversial Unverifiable

The Palestinian revolution is an integral part of the international liberation movement.

1973 — Address to the Non-Aligned Movement Summit
Controversial Unverifiable