“Our trip to Moscow opens new prospects for peace in the Middle East. Our people want simple things: to be free and to have sovereignty. All this is impossible without an end to the occupation.” PeopleWantEndsSimpleImpossibleMiddleEastOccupationMiddle EastSovereigntySimple ThingsProspectsMoscow Author:Khaled Mashal
“The international community has the moral responsibility of aiding a people under occupation; however, we will not beg for their money.” PeopleCommunityResponsibilityMoralInternationalOccupationInternational CommunityMoral Responsibility Author:Khaled Mashal
“So long as our land is occupied it is the right of the Palestinian people and their factions to combine resistance and political activities. Resistance and its arms are directed against the occupation while political activity is part of re-arranging the Palestinian home.” PeopleLongHomePoliticalLandArmsActivityResistanceOccupationPalestinianFactionsArranging Author:Khaled Mashal
“The world should commit Israel to withdraw from our territories and stop occupation and aggression, and allow the Palestinian people to establish their independent state.” PeopleWorldShouldStatesIndependentIsraelCommitOccupationTerritoryAggressionPalestinian Author:Khaled Mashal
“What Hamas and the Palestinian people are doing is legitimate resistance against the Israeli occupation. Our resistance is confined to the territories inside Palestine and only targets the Israeli occupation. We are not blood-mongering killers who kill innocent people around the world.” PeopleWorldInnocentPalestinianPalestineIsraeliHamas Author:Khaled Mashal
“In principle, Hamas is not keen to be part of an unjust negotiation process in which the only things that comes out of it are new concessions for our people. Why should we negotiate? Unfortunately, even with the Donald Trump administration, I don't see any real vision toward achieving just peace.” PeopleRealVisionAchieveNegotiationHamas Author:Khaled Mashal
“The Palestinian issue is a national, political issue. It's not to be seen as an economic issue that would be solved or addressed by some economic approach that makes the living standard of the people under occupation better. The Palestinian people are fed up with talks that have been going on for years. We are looking for peace, but we are not looking for a new peace process. This process will fail.” PeoplePoliticalFailingEconomicPalestinianFed Up Author:Khaled Mashal
“The anger of the people in the Gaza Strip is mainly directed toward those who are responsible for the dire living conditions, for the occupation and the blockade. But, yes, for sure, as is the case everywhere, there are some who oppose the government. But they are very few compared to the close to 2 million inhabitants of Gaza suffering under Israel, the occupying power.” PeopleSufferingResponsibleGaza Author:Khaled Mashal
“Good relations with Egypt are extremely important to us. Egypt is our neighbor and the largest Arab country. The people in all Muslim countries are on our side.” PeopleImportantCountryRelationNeighbor Author:Khaled Mashal
“Hamas' leadership needs new blood. I will continue to serve my people. But the presidency of the Palestinian Autonomous Authority is not a free, sovereign position - it is an office that is confined by the occupation. That's why this position is not interesting for Hamas.” PeopleInterestingOfficeAuthorityPalestinianHamas Author:Khaled Mashal
“We are confident that through discussing with Arab and Islamic states, as well as with the League of Arab States, we will be able to reach a common vision towards maintaining the constants of our people and deal with reality.” PeopleWellsStatesRealityAbleDealsCommonVisionLeagueIslamicMaintainingDiscussingIslamic StateCommon Vision Author:Khaled Mashal
