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Khaled Mashal Biography

Khaled Mashal (Arabic: خالد مشعل‎ Khālid Mashʿal, Levantine Arabic: [xaːled meʃʕal], born 28 May 1956) is a Palestinian political leader and the leader of the Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas since the Israeli assassination of Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi in 2004. He stepped down as Hamas' politburo chief at the end of his term limit in 2017.

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We target the Israeli occupation, not civilians. We are defending ourselves with the simple military means that we have at our disposal. We are keen to develop and to get accurate, sophisticated weaponry in order to precisely target Israeli military installations.

Disposal, Mean, Military, Occupation, Simple

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

Russia, Rights, Play, National, Ending, Aggression

As a Palestinian today I speak of a Palestinian and Arab demand for a state on 1967 borders. It is true that in reality there will be an entity or a state called Israel on the rest of Palestinian land. This is reality but I don’t deal with it from the point of view of recognizing or admitting it.

Arab, Entity, Israel, Land, Reality, Speak

When Israel says that it will recognise Palestinian rights and will withdraw from the West Bank and East Jerusalem and grant the right of return, stop settlements and recognise the rights of the Palestinians to self-determination - only then will Hamas be ready to take a serious step.

Determination, Israel, Rights, Stop, West, Withdraw

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

Aggression, Long, Occupation, Peace, Stability

This is not violence, this is legitimate resistance. This is our people's right to resist Israeli occupation.

Israeli, Resist, Resistance, Right, Violence

The Israeli army had the most sophisticated weaponry and they used it against residential towers, schools and hospitals.

Army, Israeli, School, Sophisticated, Weaponry

We are willing to form an army like every independent country though we are still under occupation.

Army, Country, Independent, Like, Though

Tomorrow, our nation will sit on the throne of the world. . . Tomorrow we will lead the world, Allah willing. Apologize today, before remorse will do you no good. Our nation is moving forwards, and it is in your interest to respect a victorious nation.

Israel, Lead, Moving, Thrones, Victorious

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.

Real, Fighting, Israel, Community, Recognize, Peace

The international community has been extracting concessions from the weaker side suffering under the occupation. For decades, this strategy has done absolutely nothing for the Palestinians. Now they are demanding that Hamas go the same route. We will not accept that. Extracting concessions is not the key to achieving peace. Pressure must be exerted on the occupier.

Community, Suffering, Done, Same, Route

Before Israel dies, it must be humiliated and degraded. Allah willing, before they die, they will experience humiliation and degradation every day.

Day, Degradation, Humiliated, Humiliation, Israel, Willing

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.

Failing, Issue, Peace, People, Political, Years

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.

Keen, Part, People, Real, Vision

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.

Community, Palestinian, Peace, Shortest, Territory, Way

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.

Close, Million, People, Responsible, Strip, Suffering

Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas have recognized Israel's right to exist. The Israeli government has never recognized our right to a sovereign state and self-determination.

Israeli, Arafat, Mahmoud, State, Exist

There will be no recognition of Israel and there will be no security for the occupation and colonization forces. Resistance will remain our strategic option.

Israel, Occupation, Resistance, Security

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.

Aggression, Believe, Children, Rights, Thumbs

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.

Common Vision, Islamic, League, Reach, Reality, Towards

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