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
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.
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.
We call on you to transfer all aid to the Palestinian treasury. We assure you that all the revenues will be spent on salaries, daily life and infrastructure.
We call on you to transfer all aid to the Palestinian treasury.
The government is ready for dialogue with the Quartet. The European Union has provided a lot of aid to our people, and supported our right for freedom. ... We are interested in a strong relation with Europe.
It will be based on it, but we are looking for the biggest points of agreement with our brothers in the (other) factions.
The U.S. administration and European countries should put pressure ... on the occupier and not the occupied and displaced Palestinian people.
That is not correct. Where did you hear that?
The reason behind this cycle is the continuation of the occupation and the continued Israeli assaults against the Palestinian people.
We respect (other) parties' decision not to join the Cabinet.
We urge the American administration to be more rational and to avoid extremism in positions and to stop making prejudgments on a government that emerged through the ballot box.
We agreed to hold a meeting as soon as he arrives in Gaza, in about two days time.
We agreed to continue the meetings and to intensify them in order to conclude the formation of the government and to present it to the parliament for a confidence vote.