Quotes of the Day

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leaves a news conference in Sarajevo on August 16, 2011.
Monday, Aug. 22, 2011

Open quoteAn independent Palestinian state is the remedy for violence. It would control its borders and prevent such deterioration from happening.Close quote

  • HUSAM ZOMLOT,
  • spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who said the Authority planned to use the renewed violence with Israel to bolster its case for statehood at the U.N. in September
Photo: Dado Ruvic / Reuters | Source: AP