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
There is no truth to baseless reports that President Abbas wants to take over the security institutions.
In addition to removing our democratically elected government, Israel wants to sow dissent among Palestinians by claiming that there is a serious leadership rivalry among us. I am compelled to dispel this notion definitively.
I ask the American administration not to participate in any resolution that will double the suffering of the Palestinian people. I am convinced that the American people would not want to see the Palestinians suffer the way they do.
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 are asking you to cooperate with our mission by keeping an open mind.
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.
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.
We think countries in power can decide for themselves what kinds of positions and policies they can take.
I don't know why Abbas canceled the visit, but I hope he will arrive here soon.
Postponing the election will lead to a vacuum and to a dark future. Postponing the election is not the solution.
There are people, partners, colleagues who are still thinking and debating among themselves whether they would like to join us or not.
What happened was dangerous and must not be repeated.
There is nothing defined, but all that we have heard from the Arab and Islamic states, officially and from the public, is reassuring.