Khaled Mashaal Quotes (38 Quotes)

We will not recognize Israel at any cost.

It is Israel that must recognize Palestine's rights. We cannot believe in empty statements, twiddle our thumbs and watch our children getting killed. Israel must end occupation and aggression, and our actions won't take much longer after that.

Interaction with the international community is a high priority issue for us, and we see our visit to Moscow, the capital of a great world power, as the beginning of contacts.

Everybody in the world says that. I know, I know.

We hope that our Arab brothers would provide this support and provide it quickly because unfortunately there has been a shortage and lack of commitment.

We are ready to unify the weapons of Palestinian factions, with Palestinian consensus, and form an army like any independent state.

Our delegation asked for the meeting with the patriarch and it is very important for us, as we Muslims work in close cooperation with our Christian brothers in Palestine.

There can be no peace if the occupation continues.

Bluntly speaking ... the ball is in the court of Israel. Last year, the Palestinian people came up with a new cease-fire initiative, the initiative lasted a full year, but Israel didn't free prisoners or react in any way.

You can be sure that our feeling is peace and hope, good for all people in the world, but not any side that occupies our land or makes aggression on our people. No peace without our legitimate rights. No stability with occupation. No peace with occupation. This is our right.

The international community must make pressure on Israel to recognize our right to get freedom, to fight against occupation, to have real peace, legitimacy on our ground. If the international community obliged Israel to do that, then they can come to us and ask us to take our step.

We are satisfied with the meeting with the mufti. We were able to exchange constructive opinions. The conversation was positive on all sides.

We call on the European Union to change its positions because otherwise it will lose its credibility in the eyes of the Palestinians people. It is in the best interest of America and the West to deal with a victorious group, a group that the people are rallying behind.

We see Turkey as a very successful example of democracy in the Islamic world. It is a very good example for us.

It is easy for those countries to make pressure on the weak side. This is not justice. For this reason the Palestinian people refuse this pressure. It is hypocrisy.

We are going to ask the Arab summit to support us and extend a hand to us.

We are living like brothers, Christians and Muslims. Also the Jews lived in peace with us before the occupation began.

The Palestinian problem is a political problem. The Road Map demands that we end resistance and only afterward promises to deal with politics. If we try to solve problem that way, there will be no success.

We will respect any agreement as long as it is in the interest of our people.

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.

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.

No conditions will be put forward during our visit to Moscow. We will listen to Russia's position and clarify ours.

We expect an exchange of opinions to take place and hope that nobody will put forward any conditions.

We can understand that Israel and America are persecuting us, and seeking ways to besiege and starve us, but what about the sons of our people who are plotting against us, who are following a studied plan to make us fail.

This should be a true peace, which leads to the end of occupation and aggression, to the return of refugees to their homes, to the destruction of the dividing wall, and the establishment of a political status for East Jerusalem.

If you do not like our militancy, we are ready to unify the Palestinian arms ... and create an army, just like any other country.

We will only choose the road of resistance, especially since we are waiting for the last moments of the truce, which has fatigued us.

There's no room for the renewal of the truce in the face of the enemy's policy of increased assassinations and arrests.

We want to have peace in the region, but peace will not be achieved before the removal of the occupation.

We've received the same support from friendly Turkish authorities as Arab countries. We've received very useful advice. This is very important advice for Palestine, its people and its future. We're taking this advice very seriously.

Resistance is a legitimate right that we will practice and protect. Our presence in the legislature will strengthen the resistance. If people raised the issue of targeting civilians, we said and we say that when our enemy stops targeting civilians we will abide by that.

The Ayatollah's regime will have a major role in Palestine. We trust Iran to help us deal with the challenges facing us today.

We have never found understanding with the Americans. They aren't ready to listen to opinions which contradict theirs. And at the Russian Foreign Ministry we felt that we were being understood.

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.

The ball is in Israel's hands now. When Israel declares its commitment to leaving all territory occupied since 1967, returns Palestinian refugees, taking down the wall, freeing political prisoners, then our discussions can take serious steps toward achieving peace.

They proposed this. Our reply was clear. We told them that we already have had two recent experiences regarding the truce that were not encouraging.

Russia's intention to arrange open relations with the Arab-Islamic world. Russia, which occupies a territory spanning Europe and Asia, is best poised to sponsor a dialogue between civilizations and to ensure a balance of forces in the world.

If Israel officially announces its readiness to withdraw from all territories it occupied in 1967. . . then our movement will take a big step toward peace.