No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.

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• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Pale

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We need international support so that our people live a life of normality, of dignity, of liberty a

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that a

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave.

• Mahmoud Abbas:

  We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis