Despite widespread talk on Israeli and world-wide media about Husseini\'s \"moderacy,\" and despite the publication today of condolence announcements by left-wing parties for Husseini, the following selection of quotes by the deceased Husseini presents a different picture:
\"[This is] an expression of our feeling about the occupation; I have no problem with the deed.\" - Husseini commenting on the murder of an Israeli security guard in eastern Jerusalem last November.
\"Taking Israeli citizenship is something that can only be defined as treason... Palestinians who have Israeli citizenship don\'t have a place in our state. If they want rights, they should go to the Israelis to give them these rights.\" - Husseini speaking to a Christian/Moslem conference in Ramallah, August 2000.
\"We must have two capitals in an open and free-access city. Nothing can convince us why the Old City should not be under Palestinian control. It is not logical for the Israelis to say they want control of the Old City.\" - Husseini speaking to \'The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine\' , April 2000.
\"We will forcefully open up our borders with Jordan and Egypt, which are currently controlled by the Israeli army. There will be violent confrontation and death, but this time on both sides. Are the Israelis more numerous and better equipped? Yes, but the superiority of us Palestinians lies in the fact that we are willing to lay down our lives, whereas for them every death is a tragedy that society cannot bear.\" --Husseini, quoted in Le Nouvel Observateur, August 1998.
The quotes were collected by journalist David Bedein of Israel Resource News Agency: \"www.israelbehindthenews.com\"
\"[This is] an expression of our feeling about the occupation; I have no problem with the deed.\" - Husseini commenting on the murder of an Israeli security guard in eastern Jerusalem last November.
\"Taking Israeli citizenship is something that can only be defined as treason... Palestinians who have Israeli citizenship don\'t have a place in our state. If they want rights, they should go to the Israelis to give them these rights.\" - Husseini speaking to a Christian/Moslem conference in Ramallah, August 2000.
\"We must have two capitals in an open and free-access city. Nothing can convince us why the Old City should not be under Palestinian control. It is not logical for the Israelis to say they want control of the Old City.\" - Husseini speaking to \'The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine\' , April 2000.
\"We will forcefully open up our borders with Jordan and Egypt, which are currently controlled by the Israeli army. There will be violent confrontation and death, but this time on both sides. Are the Israelis more numerous and better equipped? Yes, but the superiority of us Palestinians lies in the fact that we are willing to lay down our lives, whereas for them every death is a tragedy that society cannot bear.\" --Husseini, quoted in Le Nouvel Observateur, August 1998.
The quotes were collected by journalist David Bedein of Israel Resource News Agency: \"www.israelbehindthenews.com\"