Khaled Meshaal Quotes (46 Quotes)

It is illogical for the victim to be pressed to recognize its murderer and occupier. What is required is a fundamental change in the Israeli position.

We are willing to form an army like every country ... an army to defend our people against aggression.

I say it loud and clear, we will not enter a new truce. Our people are preparing for a new round in this struggle.

There can be no trading on that, with money on one side and on the other side our homeland and our rights. Humanitarian aid should not be given with conditions. It's inadmissible.

I want to tell the United States, the international community and all those who speak about peace that... the shortest way for this is that they should work for halting the Israeli aggression and occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Those who talked about setting up a state before liberation lost both country and land. A country can only exist on liberated land.

They want to punish the Palestinian people only because they practiced their democratic right to choose their leaders.

The position of Arab and Muslim capitals we visited so far has been positive.

The alternatives we have for financial aid from some of the Arab and Islamic countries makes the aid from the West redundant for us... If other countries set preconditions for us, we will not accept them.

The Palestinian people are seeking for peace that based on justice, the right to return and the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

The international community has the moral responsibility of aiding a people under occupation however, we will not beg for their money.

We will never recognize the legitimacy of the Zionist state that was established on our land.

With respect to the challenges that we have ahead of us, Iran's role in the future of Palestine should continue and increase.

Our government came as a natural result from the ballots collected from election posts in Palestinian areas. It was a fair and democratic process that the entire world took notice of. The US administration should respect the free will of the Palestinian people.

If we are sent an invitation, we will accept it.

There is still time to reach understanding with these forces.

Russia can play an important role in removing the occupation, ending the aggression and achieving national (Palestinian) rights.

We will not enter a new truce while our people are surrounded and are preparing for a new round of conflict.

There can be no peace, no stability as long as occupation and aggression continue.

There is no room for truce. I say to our brothers in the Palestinian Authority that we are witnessing political stagnation.

If the West does not provide economic aid to Palestine, it can get the support from the Arab and Islamic countries.

Cooperation with the international community is important for us and we regard our visit to Moscow, the capital of a great power, as the beginning of this type of contact.

The ball is on Israel's side of the court.

Resistance will continue as long as the occupation and aggression continues. There is no recognition of Israel, no matter what the cost is.

Unfortunately all the parties trying to impose conditions on us want to swap the rights of our people for money and this will not happen.

We call on the US and the Europeans to respect the free choice of the Palestinian people and practice what they preach.

We have agreed that peace can be achieved with the removal of the occupation and the end of aggression.

I am convinced that thanks to our meetings in Arab and Muslim countries... we will be able to reach a common vision allowing us to preserve Palestinian rights whilst demonstrating realism.

Just as Islamic Iran defends the rights of the Palestinians, we defend the rights of Islamic Iran. We are part of a united front against the enemies of Islam.

So far the results from our Arab, Islamic and international tour is encouraging. We will be informed of the numbers soon.

We hold Israel responsible for any consequences arising from this crime and warn them against harming Ahmed Saadat.

This of course is a big sum, and it is bigger than what Arab summits in Amman and Beirut had approved.

Following the recent elections, we observed signs that the Jordanian government was ready to turn the page, which is something we welcome.

The government has the right to form units to protect the homeland. We do not accept your decision.

Israeli mainstream political parties are rejecting the Palestinian right of return and withdrawal from (East) Jerusalem to the 1967 borders and are refusing to dismantle Jewish settlements. The dilemma of the US policy is that it puts Israeli interests ahead of its own. That's what creates a crises for it in the region ... It is in the interest of the United States to change its biased foreign policy.

If the door of the West is closed, the door of the Arab and Islamic east should stay open. We have heard good promises and excellent commitment (from Arab and Islamic states).

If we assume that Iran has a military nuclear program, what is wrong with that when Israel and others have them.

We hope that our Arab brothers will take the initiative to provide this aid as soon as possible... because the February salaries of many employees have not been paid yet.

So long as our land is occupied it is the right of the Palestinian people and their factions to combine resistance and political activities.

Israel itself put a freeze on the road map to go ahead with Sharon's idea.

Our visit to Moscow is a very important step for achieving a breakthrough in our international position. This is a visit that has no conditions. We will listen to the position of Russian officials and we will clarify our own position.

Those who are counting on our defeat are wrong. We have succeeded in the resistance and we will succeed in politics, reforms and change.

So long as there is an Israeli occupation in Palestine and so long as U.S. policy is biased, the so-called terrorism that the United States fears will escalate because the mistakes of U.S. foreign policy are pouring oil on fire.

We call on Arab and Islamic (states) to translate their support for (the Palestinians) into real financial, political and economic assistance.

Talking to Israel is a waste of time as long as there is no talk about withdrawing from Palestine.

I want to say here in Moscow that if Israel declares readiness and shows commitment to withdraw from the lands occupied in 1968, ensure the return of refugees, dismantle Jewish settlements, demolish the demarcation wall, and release prisoners, our movement will make steps toward peace.