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
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 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.
We respect (other) parties' decision not to join the Cabinet.
The reason behind this cycle is the continuation of the occupation and the continued Israeli assaults against the Palestinian people.
Our people will not ... kneel before such Israeli measures.
Such a plan definitely won't be accepted by the Palestinian people or the Palestinian government.
Such an important position requires consultations between leaders in the (Palestinian) territories, in prisons and in exile. Nothing official has been reached so far, and when a decision is made, it will be published.
Whoever thinks economic pressure could push our government to succumb or that it could weaken the determination and the steadfastness of our proud people is mistaken.
Our government is prepared for dialogue with the quartet to seek a way to end the state of conflict and establish calm in the region.
We will accelerate the process of forming the next government so that we will not have to have a political and constitutional vacuum.
We will resolve these matters through dialogue when we are in government. All I can say is no police officer will lose his job and no police salary will be cut.
These weapons liberated the land and by these weapons, we will continue the liberation process.
That is not correct. Where did you hear that?