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Arafat is hosting, training, supporting, sponsoring terrorist organizations.

I cannot penetrate the soul of Arafat. I cannot know in advance whether, behind all the masks, he's the kind of leader who can reach an agreement or whether he wants to be the Moses of the Palestinians, staying in front of the river and not crossing into the promised land.

Arafat is the greatest instigator of terror.

Arafat is the greatest obstacle to peace and stability in the Middle East.

From the end of 2006 until the end of 2008 I think I met with Abu Mazen more often than any Israeli leader has ever met any Arab leader. I met him more than 35 times. They were intense, serious negotiations.

In my view, Arafat is the only Palestinian in the world that isn't willing to have an independent Palestinian state.

Arafat's whole life has been governed by struggle and a cause. Everything he has done as leader of the Palestinians is to always leave his options open, never close a door.

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the flames of hatred against Israel.