Mahmoud Abbas Quotes

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About Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), commonly known as Abu Mazen (ابو مازن), was elected President (Ra'ees) of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 9, 2005 and took office on January 15, 2005.

Born: March 26th, 1935

Categories: Living people, Muslims, Politicians, Palestinians

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I simply want tomorrow to be better than today. I want Palestine to be independent and sovereign... Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.
From here, our people begin the march towards establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital
We have at least 12 security apparatuses that cannot be controlled by anybody.
Today we are visitors to the airport, tomorrow we will come here as travellers.
The little jihad is over, and now we have the bigger jihad - the bigger battle is achieving security and economic growth.
Mahmoud Abbas
• Campaign speech in Gaza City (20 August 2005), quoted in New York Times (21 August) Hamas Pushing for Lead Role in a New Gaza by James Bennet
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