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The P.L.O. in its own words

Quote Sheet #31

On Israel:

"We as Palestinians must understand that the central enemy is Israel."

--- Farouk Qaddumi, head of the P.L.O.'s Political Department (Ha'aretz, 16 December 1994)

On waging holy war:

"Let no one think that they can scare us with their stronger weapons, for we have a mightier weapon - the weapon of faith, the weapon of martyrdom, the weapon of holy war."

--- Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the P.L.O., at a funeral for 3 P.L.O. policemen who were killed in a gun battle with Israeli soldiers (The New York Times, 4 January 1995)

On preventing terrorist attacks against Israelis:

"It is not my job as a Palestinian policeman to protect the settlers."

--- Jibril Rajoub, P.L.O. Security Chief, in an interview with anchorman Bill Beutel on Eyewitness News Magazine (WABC-TV, New York, 24 December 1994)

On support for Yasser Arafat:

"Arafat has lost credibility not just in the eyes of Hamas and Jihad men, but also among his own men."

--- Dr. Haidar Abdel Shafi, former head of the Palestinian delegation to the peace talks with Israel, in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Serra (Yediot Aharonot, 22 November 1994)

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This is the thirty-first in a series of quote sheets prepared by

IRIS (Information Regarding Israel's Security)

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