Ismail Haniyeh Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ismail Haniyeh.

Ismail Haniyeh is a prominent Palestinian politician who was born on January 29, 1963, in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Palestine. He rose to prominence as a senior leader of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement.

Haniyeh began his political career in the mid-1980s when he became an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He played a crucial role in the development of Hamas, which was founded in 1987 during the First Intifada (Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation). Over the years, Haniyeh held various positions within Hamas and became an influential figure in Palestinian politics.

He gained global recognition when he was elected as the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority in 2006, following Hamas's victory in the legislative elections. However, his tenure was marked by internal conflicts and the Israeli blockade of Gaza, severely limiting his ability to govern effectively.

Throughout his political career, Haniyeh has been a staunch advocate for Palestinian self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. He has also been involved in numerous diplomatic efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including negotiations for reconciliation between Hamas and the rival Fatah party.

While Haniyeh's leadership has garnered support from many Palestinians, his association with Hamas and their ongoing armed resistance against Israel has also generated criticism from international actors. Nonetheless, Haniyeh remains a significant figure in Palestinian politics, advocating for the rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people.

If you go and talk to most people, they mean well but they d

If you go and talk to most people, they mean well but they don't have much of a breadth on education, of knowledge of understanding what the real issues are and therefore they listen to pundits on television who tell them what they are supposed to think and they keep repeating that until pretty soon they say, 'Oh, well that must be true.'

Benjamin Carson

Beauty

Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little

Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away.

Ismail Haniyeh

Time

Getting rid of Bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worl

Getting rid of Bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and the methods - the violent methods - that were created and encouraged by Bin Laden and others in the world.

Ismail Haniyeh

Peace

Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respe

Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy.

Ismail Haniyeh

Respect

When I said a few weeks ago that our people would eat cookin

When I said a few weeks ago that our people would eat cooking oil and olives if necessary, I didn't mean that there really would be only oil and olives. What I meant was that our people have the necessary patience to endure the current difficult situation. Palestinians would rather do without certain food items than their national rights.

Ismail Haniyeh

Food