Khaled Meshaal: 'Not a war of choice' - Talk to Al Jazeera - Al Jazeera English

Although he is not on location, neither in Gaza nor in Cairo, Khaled
Meshaal, Hamas' political leader, is a central protagonist in this
dreadful drama.


He says: "This is a battle that we have not chosen to fight, it was
forced upon us. It was the Israeli occupation that started the
aggression. It brought the events that happened two months ago in the
West Bank to Gaza for its own domestic calculations. It wanted to take
revenge on Hamas and the Palestinian people in Gaza. We have defended
ourselves.


"This is not the first time there is a ceasefire .... We do not wish
to play the game of keeping the calm with the aim of wasting time. We
want serious negotiations that lead to an end of the aggression on Gaza
and granting the Palestinian demands. We want our people in Gaza to feel
that the siege has been actually lifted after eight years of
intolerable suffering."



Khaled Meshaal: 'Not a war of choice' - Talk to Al Jazeera - Al Jazeera English