Ismail Haniyeh

The victory of Hamas is not only based on the corruption of the Palestinian Authority. Hamas has a vision and a program,…

— Ismail Haniyeh

We don't have a state, neither in Gaza nor in the West Bank. Gaza is under siege and the West Bank is…

— Ismail Haniyeh

Tens of thousands have been killed or wounded by the Israeli army since 1967. During 2006, the number of Palestinians killed reached…

— Ismail Haniyeh

In addition to removing our democratically elected government, Israel wants to sow dissent among Palestinians by claiming that there is a serious…

— Ismail Haniyeh

We promise you that we will not cede a single part of Palestine, we will not cede Jerusalem, we will continue to…

— Ismail Haniyeh

The increasing mistrust between the Arab-Muslim peoples and the western world is rooted in the conflict in Palestine.

— Ismail Haniyeh

We are pushing towards the dream of having our independent state with Jerusalem as its capital. If there is a real project…

— Ismail Haniyeh

Which Israel should we recognize? The Israel of 1917; the Israel of 1936; the Israel of 1948; the Israel of 1956; or…

— Ismail Haniyeh

The answer is to let Israel say it will recognize a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, release the prisoners and recognize…

— Ismail Haniyeh

The Europeans and Americans have said the martyrdom operations are why Hamas has been put on the terrorist list. But now these…

— Ismail Haniyeh

I know that many in Europe are unhappy with their governments' policies toward the Palestinians.

— Ismail Haniyeh

The Palestinian people do not beg the world for a state, and the state can't be created through decisions and initiatives. States…

— Ismail Haniyeh

I hope that Americans will give careful and well-informed thought to root causes and historical realities, in which case I think they…

— Ismail Haniyeh

The underlying problem remains the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and the continuing Israeli assaults against our people.

— Ismail Haniyeh

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

— Ismail Haniyeh

The Hamas movement will lead Intifada after Intifada until we liberate Palestine – all of Palestine, Allah willing.

— Ismail Haniyeh

When the Israeli leaders launched their expansionist war in June 1967 they never envisaged that 40 years later they would still be…

— Ismail Haniyeh

Every Palestinian family feels the effects of the international embargo. But the more the pressure on the government grows, the more support…

— Ismail Haniyeh

Getting rid of Bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and…

— Ismail Haniyeh

We urge you to understand the Palestinian reality, and not to rush in and impose conditions and demands that ignore this reality…

— Ismail Haniyeh

I ask the American administration not to participate in any resolution that will double the suffering of the Palestinian people. I am…

— Ismail Haniyeh

We regard this as a continuation of the American policy based on oppression and the shedding of Muslim and Arab blood…We condemn…

— Ismail Haniyeh

The people have said yes to change and reform. The majority of the Palestinians have said yes to the slogan, 'Islam is…

— Ismail Haniyeh

Israel no longer has allies in Egypt and in Tunisia, we are saying to the Zionist enemies that times have changed and…

— Ismail Haniyeh

The liberals and free people of the world will not like to see the Palestinian people living under siege. We have received…

— Ismail Haniyeh