We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had not failed and then the warriors could have achieved their goals.

I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war.

The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.

It is true that a large percentage of the Western world hopes that I am imprisoned or dead. But all my people, the Palestinians and the Arabs, wish me long life and freedom.