Ismail Haniyeh
Ismail Haniyeh
Ismail Abdel Salam Ahmed Haniyeh; born 29 January 1963) is a senior political leader of Hamas and formerly one of two disputed Prime Ministers of the Palestinian National Authority. Haniyeh became prime minister after Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections of 2006. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah–Hamas conflict, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continued to exercise prime ministerial authority in the Gaza Strip...
NationalityPalestinian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 January 1963
CountryPalestine, State of
The U.S. administration and European countries should put pressure ... on the occupier and not the occupied and displaced Palestinian people.
What happened was dangerous and must not be repeated.
We were elected on a different political agenda.
We've handled challenges in the past and we will be able to stand up to future challenges as well.
There is nothing defined, but all that we have heard from the Arab and Islamic states, officially and from the public, is reassuring.
We will prove to the people that we are able to rebuild our homeland.
We will protect the right of our people to defend themselves against the occupation.
We are asking you to cooperate with our mission by keeping an open mind.
This government will lead its people toward a dignified life.
This government was elected in a free and honest election, and according to the democratic principles the American administration is calling for.
There is no truth to baseless reports that President Abbas wants to take over the security institutions.
This is an elected government and it must be given all the authorities and they should not be touched.
I spoke on the phone with President Abbas last night. We have agreed to meet tomorrow evening in Gaza to present him the final government list.
We call on you to understand the priorities of our Palestinian people at this stage and continue the spiritual and financial support in order to push the region towards stability rather than pressure and tension.