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I swear to God, I will see [the Palestinian state], whether as a martyr or alive. Please, God, give me the honor of becoming a martyr in the fight for Jerusalem.

— Yasser Arafat

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This child, who is grasping the stone, facing the tank, is it not the greatest message to the world when that hero becomes a martyr? We are proud of them.

Let it collapse, it will be the fault of Israel and the Americans.

What Kuwait did to the Palestinian people is worse than what has been done by Israel to Palestinians in the occupied territories.

This is my homeland; no one can kick me out.

We will not bend or fail until the blood of every last Jew from the youngest child to the oldest elder is spilt to redeem our land!

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