Nabil Shaath
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"Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid) Shaath" (, , also spelled "Sha'ath"; born August 1938 in Safad) is a senior Palestinian people/Palestinian official. He has held the following titles:

*Palestinian chief negotiator

*Palestinian cabinet minister

*Palestinian International Co-operation Minister

*Planning Minister for the Palestinian National Authority

*Acting Prime Minister of the PNA

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There is no doubt that the road map is facing immense difficulties. We will wait a few months to see how things will evolve, and if nothing happens, we will have to re-evaluate the entire process.

But I cannot be confident until I see changes on the ground.

I can say now that Israel is not responsible for that operation.

Are we willing to give it a try? Of course we are. Are we willing to give it our best to make it work? Of course we will.

We never thought that he literally had God speaking to him.

And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East'. And by God I'm gonna do it'.

Today we asked for a permanent Chinese presence, including naming a permanent envoy to the peace process.

China has strong relations with Israel now, ... and I believe it is in their interest and our interest that they play a role in advancing the peace process.

'God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan,' ... 'And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq' . . . And I did.' .