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Palestine Quotes

Statements from a long and contested history.

One quote here describes Palestine as either the glue holding the Arab world together or the spark that could split it apart — a line that captures how central and contested the subject has been in History.

Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.

Quotes by Yasser Arafat

Apartheid was in South Africa; now it has been transferred to Palestine.

Quotes by Yahya Jammeh

I prefer being penetrated by iron to seeing Palestine is loose.

Quotes by Theodor Herzl

Zionism demands a publicly recognized and legally secured homeland in Palestine for the Jewish people. This platform is unchangeable.

Quotes by Theodor Herzl

Conflict Quotes

Before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Jewish leaders were intent on discovering and laying claim to their heritage in the region. They took an intense interest in archaeology, embarking on quests to bring significant items of...

Quotes by Ronen Bergman

There is no more Palestine. Finished.

Quotes by Moshe Dayan

Fear is the main factor in Arab politics... There is no Arab who is not harmed by Jews' entry into Palestine.

Quotes by Moshe Sharett

The Zionists have no right to the land of Palestine. There is no place for them on the land of Palestine.

Quotes by Mohammed Morsi

The metaphor for Palestine is stronger than the Palestine of reality.

Quotes by Mahmoud Darwish

Emotion Quotes

The increasing mistrust between the Arab-Muslim peoples and the western world is rooted in the conflict in Palestine.

Quotes by Ismail Haniyeh

Those who elected Hamas in Palestine did so on the basis of its political platform.

Quotes by Hassan Nasrallah

As a teenager I became a boat person - a refugee - as I made my way to Palestine.

Quotes by Frank Lowy

The Arab population of Palestine are victims of genocidal actions; their lands are confiscated or deprived of water supplies in the semi-desert areas, and their homes are destroyed with heavy wrecking equipment.

Quotes by Fidel Castro

California is a tragic country - like Palestine, like every Promised Land.

Quotes by Christopher Isherwood

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are collected under Palestine?
These are quoted statements, political and historical opinions from various speakers, about a subject with a long and contested History. They're presented as individual viewpoints, not a single narrative.
Why do people search for quotes about Palestine?
It's a subject central to ongoing regional and global political discussion, so people look for how different public figures have described or framed it over time.
Does this collection take a position on the subject?
No — these are quoted opinions attributed to their speakers, included to reflect the range of views expressed, not an editorial position of this site.
What's a specific way Palestine gets described in these quotes?
One metaphor casts it as either the glue binding the Arab world together, or the trigger capable of shattering that unity entirely — a line about how central the subject is to regional Identity.
How should these quotes be read?
As individual, dated statements from a genuinely contested and ongoing Conflict, best understood alongside their historical context rather than as a settled summary.

These are presented as individual, quoted opinions on a genuinely contested Conflict, not a single settled narrative. Read them with that context in mind.