Let us not forget the East Bank of the (River) Jordan, where seventy per cent of the inhabitants belong to the Palestinian nation.

As long as you are still fighting in defense of your dignity and for your occupied land, all is well.

Revolt, for you have nothing to lose but your chains and your [refugee] tents!

I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.

I never lie- except for the few times I do in fact lie, but it's never intentional, and i'm totally telling the truth right now" She raised her right hand "promise".

When it comes to the education of our children... failure is not an option.

I don't think there's going to be peace as long as Israel is occupying land that belongs to the Palestinians, to Lebanon and to Syria.

I like to be surprised by life; it's a good thing to search for the puzzle pieces.

There are some people who eat an orange but don't really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future.

My heart stopped twice. They had to stab me to drain the blood from my lungs because I was drowning in my own blood.

A seed is like a little girl: it can look small and worthless, but if you treat it well then it will grow beautiful.

As an experience, madness is terrific ... and in its lava I still find most of the things I write about.

When in many societies, fathers are usually known by their sons, I am one of the few fathers who is known by his daughter, and I'm proud of it.