亚西尔·阿拉法特（YasserArafat）是巴勒斯坦民族解放运动的发起者，一位出色的民族领袖，也是20世纪的一位重要历史人物。正是在他的带领之下，巴勒斯坦民族解放斗争成为国际政治中的倍受关注的重大事件之一。为了表彰阿拉法特为和平做出的贡献，1993年9月，联合国教科文组织授予他“博瓦尼和平奖”。1994年，他与以色列总理拉宾、外长佩雷斯共同获得该年的诺贝尔和平奖。

InthenameofGod，themerciful，thecompassionate.Butiftheenemyinclinetowardpeace，dothoualsoinclinetowardpeace，andtrustinGod.

YourMajesties，

ChairmanofNobelPrize，

LadiesandGentlemen

Sincemypeopleentrustedmewiththehardtaskofsearchingforourlosthome，Ihavebeenfilledwithwarmfaiththatthosewhocarriedtheirkeysinthediasporaastheycarrytheirownlimbs，andthatthosewhoenduredtheirwoundsinthehomelandandmaintainedtheiridentitywillberewardedbyreturnandfreedomfortheirsacrifices.Ihavealsobeenfilledwithfaiththatthearduoustrekonthelongpathofpainwillendinourhome''''syard.

Aswecelebratetogetherthefirstsightofthecrescentofpeace，I，atthispodiumstareintotheopeneyesofthemartyrswithinmyconscience.Theyaskmeaboutthenationalsoilandtheirvacantseatsthere.Iconcealmytearsfromthemandtellthem：Howtrueyouwere；yourgenerousbloodhasenabledustoseetheholylandandtotakeourfirststepsinadifficultbattle，thebattleofpeace，thepeaceofthebrave.

Aswecelebratetogether，weinvokethepowersofcreativitywithinustoreconstructahomedestroyedbywar，ahomeoverlookingourneighbor''''s，whereourchildrenwillplaywiththeirchildrenandwillcompeteinpickingflowers.Now，IhaveasenseofnationalandhumanprideinmyPalestinianArabpeople''''spatienceandsacrifice，throughwhichtheyhaveestablishedanuninterruptedlinkbetweenthehomeland，historyandthepeople，addingtotheoldlegendsofthehomelandanepicofhope.Forthem，forthechildrenofthosegood-naturedandtoughpeople，whoaremadeofoaksanddews，offireandsweat，IpresentthisNobelPrize，whichIwillcarrytoourchildren，whohaveapromiseoffreedom，securityandsafetyinahomelandnotthreatenedbyaninvaderfromoutsideoranexploiterfrominside.

Iknow，Mr.Chairman，thatthishighlyindicativeprizehasnotbeengrantedtomeandmypartners，Israel''''sPrimeMinisterYitzhakRabinandForeignMinisterShimonPeres，tocrownamissionthatwehavefulfilled，buttoencourageustocompleteapathwhichwehavestartedwithlargerstrides，deeperawareness，andmorehonestintentions.Thisissowecantransfertheoptionofpeace，thepeaceofthebrave，fromwordsonpapertopracticesontheground，andsowewillbeworthyofcarryingthemessagethatbothourpeoplesandtheworldandhumanconsciencehaveaskedustocarry.LiketheirArabbrethren，thePalestinians，whosecauseistheguardianofthegateoftheArab-Israelipeace，arelookingforwardtoacomprehensive，justanddurablepeaceonthebasisoflandforpeaceandcompliancewithinternationallegitimacyanditsresolutions.

Peace，tous，isavalueandaninterest.Peaceisanabsolutehumanvaluewhichwillhelpmandevelophishumanitywithfreedomthatcannotbelimitedbyregional，religiousornationalrestrictions.ItrestorestotheArab-JewishrelationshipitsinnocentnatureandgivestheArabconsciencetheopportunitytoexpress—throughabsolutehumanterms—itsunderstandingoftheEuropeantragedyoftheJews.ItalsogivestheJewishconsciencetheopportunitytoexpressthesufferingofthePalestinianpeopleswhichresultedfromthishistoricalintersectionandtofindanechoforthissufferinginthepainedJewishsoul.Thepainedpeoplearemorecapablethanothersofunderstandingthesufferingofotherpeople.

Peaceisaninterestbecause，inanatmosphereofjustpeace，thePalestinianpeoplewillbeabletoachievetheirambitionsforindependenceandsovereignty，todeveloptheirnationalandculturalexistencethroughrelationsofgoodneighborliness，mutualrespect，andcooperationwiththeIsraelipeople.PeacewillenabletheIsraelipeopletodefinetheirMiddleEastidentityandtoenjoyeconomicandculturalopennesstowardtheirArabneighbors，whoareeagertodeveloptheirregion，whichwaskeptbythelongwarfromfinditsrealpositionintoday''''sworldinanatmosphereofdemocracy，pluralism，andprosperity.

Aswarisanadventure，peaceisalsoachallengeandagamble.Ifwedonotfortifypeacetostandagainststormsandwind，andifwedonotsupportitandstrengthenit，thegamblewillthenbeexposedtoblackmail，perhapstofall.Therefore，Icallonmypartnersinpeaceonthishighplatformtoexpeditethepeaceprocess，achieveearlywithdrawal，pavetheroadforelections，andtomovetothesecondstageinrecordtime，sothatpeacewillgrowandbecomeafirmreality.

Wehavestartedthepeaceprocessbasedonlandforpeace，onUNResolutions242and338，andontheotherinternationalresolutionscallingforachievingthelegitimaterightsofthePalestinianpeople.Whilethepeaceprocesshasnotyetreacheditstarget，thenewatmosphereofconfidenceandthemodestachievementsofthefirstandsecondyearofthepeaceprocessarepromising.Therefore，thepartiesareurgedtoabandontheirreservations，facilitatemeasures，andachievetheremaininggoals，foremostofwhicharetransferringpowersandtakingstepstowardanIsraeliwithdrawalintheWestBankandthesettlements.Thiswillfinallyleadtoacomprehensivewithdrawalandwillenableoursocietytobuilditsinfrastructureandutilizeitsstatus，heritage，knowledgeandawarenesstoformulateournewworld.

Inthiscontext，IcallonRussiaandtheUnitedStates，sponsorsofthepeaceprocess，toacceleratethestepsofthisprocess，totakepartinitsformulationandtoovercomeitsobstacles.IurgeNorwayandEgypt，intheircapacityashoststothePalestinian-Israeliagreement，tocontinuetheirgoodinitiative，whichstartedfromOsloandreachedWashingtonandCairo.Oslo，aswellasthenamesoftheotherstatesthathavebeenhostingthemultilateraltalks，willremainshiningnameslinkedtothepeaceofthecourageous.Ialsourgeallcountries，foremostofwhicharethedonorcountries，tomaketheircontributionsquicklytoenablethePalestinianpeopletoovercometheireconomicandsocialproblems，torebuildthemselvesandtoestablishtheirinfrastructure.Peacecannotgrowandthepeaceprocesscannotbeentrenchedunlesstheirnecessarymaterialconditionsaremet.

Ithenurgemypartnersinpeacetoviewthepeaceprocessinacomprehensiveandstrategicway.Confidencealonecannotmakepeace，butonlyrecognizingtherights，togetherwithconfidence，canmakepeace.Encroachingonrightsgeneratesasenseofinjustice，keepsthefireundertheashes，andwillpushpeacetoadangerouspointandtowardquicksandthatmaydestroyit.Weviewpeaceasastrategicoption，ratherthanatacticaloptioninfluencedbytemporarycalculationsoflossandprofit.Thepeaceprocessisnotonlyapoliticalone，butalsoanintegratedprocessinwhichnationalawarenessandeconomic，scientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentplayanimportantrole.Theinteractionofcultural，socialandcreativeelementsalsoplaybasicrolesinstrengtheningthepeaceprocess.

IviewallthisasIrecallthedifficultpeacemarch，inwhichwehavecoveredonlyashortdistance.Weshouldhavecourageandmoveasfaraspossibletocoverthegreaterdistancebasedonjustandcomprehensivepeaceandtoabsorbthestrengthofcreativitywhichiscontainedinthedeeperlessonofpeace.

Aslongaswehavedecidedtocoexistandliveinpeace，thenweshouldcoexistonasolidbasisthatcanlastthroughalltimeandthatisacceptabletothefuturegenerations.Inthiscontext，fullwithdrawalfromtheWestBankandtheGazaStriprequiresdeepdiscussionsaboutthesettlementsthatcutthroughgeographicandpoliticalunity，preventfreemovementbetweentheareasoftheWestBankandtheStrip，andcreatehotbedsoftensionthatconflictwiththespiritofpeace，whichwewanttobefreeofanythingthatspoilsitspurity.

AsforJerusalem，itisthespiritualhomeofChristians，MuslimsandJews.ToPalestinians，itisthecityofcities.TheJewishshrinesinthecityareourshrines，thesameastheIslamicandChristianshrines.SoletusmakeJerusalemaninternationalsymbolofthisspiritualharmony，thisculturalbrightness，andthisreligiousheritageofhumanityasawhole.

Thereisanurgenttaskthatactivatesthepeacemechanismandenablesittoovercometheproblemthatistroublinghearts，thequestionofprisoners.Itisimportanttoreleasethemsosmilescanreturntotheirchildren，theirmothers，andtheirwives.Letustogetherprotectthislittlebabyfromthewinter''''swinds，andletusprovideitwiththemildandhoneyitdeservesinthelandofmilkandhoneyinthelandofSalim，Ibrahim，Isma''''il，andIshaq—theholyland，thelandofpeace.

Finally，Iagaincongratulatemypartnersinpeace—IsraeliPrimeMinisterYitzhakRabinandIsraeliForeignMinisterSimonPeres—forwinningtheNobelPeacePrize.IalsocongratulatethefriendlyNorwegianpeopleforthiswarmreception，whichisevidenceofthegenuinenessanddeeprootofthispeople.

YourMajesties，ladiesandgentlemen，Iemphasizetoyouthatwewilldiscoverourselvesthroughpeacemorethanwedidthroughconfrontationandconflict.IamcertainthatIsraeliswillfindthemselvesthroughpeacemorethantheydidinwar.

GlorytoGodinthehighest，andonEarthpeace，andgoodwilltowardmen.

Thankyou.