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• The little jihad is over, and now we have the bigger jihad - the bigger battle is achieving security and economic growth
  • After Withdrawal, Palestinians Shift Focus to the Economy by Gil Sedanhttp://www.jewishexponent.com/ViewArticle.asp?ArtID=749

• From here [the Gaza withdrawal], our people begin the march towards establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital
  • Gaza boats mass to mark pullouthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4147354.stm

• This is a deal reached between Sharon and Bush. We knew nothing about it. It shocked us.
  • On the Gaza withdrawal

• Of course we need dialogue with Hamas and [Islamic] Jihad. I believe that we can reach an understanding.
  • On the Gaza withdrawal

• We have at least 12 security apparatuses that cannot be controlled by anybody.

• I don't have any relationship with the chairman from the resignation to this day.

• 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5370628.stm

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• There is absolutely no substitution for dialogue.
  • 2003

• Today we are visitors to the airport, tomorrow we will come here as travellers.
  • 19 August 2005
  • Regarding the Yaser Arafat International Airport