Ismail Haniyeh
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"Ismail Abdel Salam Ahmed Haniyeh" (born 29 January 1963) is a senior political leader of Hamas and formerly one of two disputed Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority/Prime Ministers of the Palestinian National Authority. Haniyeh became Prime Minister after Hamas won the Palestinian legislative election, 2006/Palestinian legislative elections of 2006. President of the Palestinian National Authority/President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah–Hamas conflict, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continued to exercise prime ministerial Governance of the Gaza Strip/authority in the Gaza Strip.

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We call on you to transfer all aid to the Palestinian treasury.

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There is no winner and loser here. The elections are just the first step on the way to building a Palestinian political system.

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We call on you to transfer all aid to the Palestinian treasury. We assure you that all the revenues will be spent on salaries, daily life and infrastructure.

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This is a victory of the Palestinian people who voted against the occupation (by Israel in the West Bank), who voted for resistance, who voted for a new political system based on political partnership.

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We call on you to understand the priorities of our Palestinian people at this stage and continue the spiritual and financial support in order to push the region towards stability rather than pressure and tension.

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We agreed to hold a meeting as soon as he arrives in Gaza, in about two days time.

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We confirm to you this income will be used to pay the salaries of [government] employees and fund daily running costs and infrastructure. You [donors] can confirm this through a mechanism that can be agreed upon.

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The U.S. administration and European countries should put pressure ... on the occupier and not the occupied and displaced Palestinian people.

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We will talk about several issues including the shape of the political partnership in the coming stage.

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