Guide Note

Ismail Haniya is the head if the Palestinian Hamas movement and the fifth Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. He rose to the top of Hamas after the Israeli assassinations of Ahmed Yassin and Abdel-Aziz Rantisi during the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2002. He was nominated for Prime Minister after Hamas' victory in the Palestinian legislative election on January 25, 2006.

Fast Facts

Born: January 1963 in a Palestinian refugee camp
Deported with other Hamas leaders in 1992
Sworn in as Prime Minister on March 29, 2006
Resigned as Prime Minister on February 15, 2007 to allow for a Unity government between Hamas and Fatah
Sworn in as head of the new Unity cabinet on March 18, 2007
Dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas on June 14, 2007

Dismissal

In the face of internal confilct and Western economic and political pressure, the Hamas government was dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007 and Salam Fayyad was appointed to replace Haniya. The appointment was not approved and deemed illegal by the Palestinian Legislative Council, so Haniyah is still the "official" Prime Minister and continues to exercise authority in the Gaza Strip.

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Ismail Haniya

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Wikipedia: Ismail Haniya
BBC News: Profile Hamas PM Ismail Haniya (December 14, 2006)
Time Magazine: Ismail Haniya (April 30, 2006)
International Herald Tribune: Abbas Suspends Peace Talks with Israel (March 2, 2008)
Al-Jazeera English: Profile Ismail Haniya (February 22, 2006)
WashingtonPost.com: Aggression Under False Pretenses (July 11, 2006)
YouTube Video: EuroNews Interview with Ismail Haniyeh (8:02)

Ismail Haniya Recent News

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Haaretz: Israeli Airforce Strikes Haniya Headquarters (March 2, 2008)
Middle East Times: Hamas Arrests Suspect in 'Plot' to Kill Haniya (February 20, 2008)
PNN English: Who Will Assasinate Haniya... (February 19, 2008)
Ynetnews: Haniya Goes into Hiding (February 11, 2008)

Ismail Haniya Background and Profiles

Prime Minister Ismail Haniya

International Herald Tribune:Haniya and His Hamas Government...(February 15, 2007)
CNN.com: Haniya, Abbas Agree to Pull Back Forces (January 4, 2007)
Times Online: Who Controls Hamas- Haniya or Mashaal (July 10, 2006)
Guardian Unlimited: Israel Threatens to Kill Palestinian PM... (May 22, 2007)
MEDEA: HANYA, Ismail
WashingtonPost.com: We Do Not Wish to Throw Them Into the Sea (February 26, 2006)
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Ismail Haniya Blogs and Commentaries

The Huffington Post: Ismail Haniya
YNnetnews: Opinion: Kill Their Leaders (March 5, 2008)
Telegraph: It's Easy Being Hamas (November 28, 2007)
Muslimdemocracy's Weblog: Haniyeh to Abbas: “The Conference is a Trap... (October 15, 2007)
The New York Times: What Hamas Wants (June 20, 2007)
The Front Line: Pragmatic Terrorism (March 23, 2006)
Raising Yousuf, Unplugged: Meeting Ismail Haniya (March 10, 2006)

Ismail Haniya Photos

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Ismail Haniya Videos

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YouTube: Hamas Takes Military Control of Gaza on United Press International(Time: 1:53)
YouTube: Palestinians Watch Hamas Offer Olive Branch on Al-Jazeera English (Time: 6:07)

Ismail Haniya Criticism and Controversy

Al-Ahram: Peace Can Only be the Fruit of Justice (april, 2006)
Christian Science Monitor: Hamas Leader Roils Israel Debate (February 27, 2006)
Prospects for Peace: Olmert and Haniyeh: The Mirror Image Prime Ministers (June 7, 2007)
BBC News: Violence follows Hamas accusation (December 15, 2006)

Ismail Haniya Timeline

1962: Born in Beach Camp
1987: Graduated in Islamic Literature from the Islamic University of Gaza
1992: Deported to Lebanon with other Hamas leaders
2003: Survived Israeli Airstrike on a home where Hamas leaders were meeting in December
2006: Nominated Prime Minister after Hamas election victory
2007: Becomes PM of Unity Government created in March to calm factional fighting
2008: Fired, along with cabinet, by President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas takeover of Gaza Strip in June
2008: Israel carries out air strike against Haniya's office in March

Ismail Haniya Satire and Humor

YouTube: Hamas PM Haniyeh Denounces Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour (1:45)
Comedy Central: Daily Show Writers Going Gaza (June 20, 2007)
Manassat: Hamas Not Amused by Cartoon (February 11, 2008)

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