Ahmed Yassin Biography

Occup.Activist
FromPalestine
BornJanuary 1, 1936
DiedMarch 22, 2004
Aged68 years
Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin was birthed in 1936 or 1937 in the town of Al-Jura, close to the city of Ashkelon in British Mandate Palestine (now a part of Israel). He was just one of one of the most significant figures in the Palestinian resistance motion, acting as a spiritual leader and also the founder of the Palestinian Islamic organization, Hamas. He was known for his perseverance and solid stance on Palestinian national rights, despite his physical restrictions.

Yassin ended up being an evacuee in Gaza Strip with his family members during the 1948 Arab-Israeli battle, which led to the facility of Israel. At a young age, he was hurt in a sports accident, which triggered him partial paralysis, leaving him confined to a mobility device for the rest of his life. In spite of his individual hardships, Yassin was a phenomenal trainee and went after religious research studies. He ultimately came to be a teacher, mosque preacher, and religious scholar.

Yassin's political journey started in the 1950s when he signed up with the Muslim Brotherhood, a preferred Islamist company. Throughout this duration, Yassin started to combine political activism with religious beliefs. In 1983, he was apprehended by Israeli authorities for founding and also leading an Islamist team called Al-Mujama Al-Islami, which carried out social well-being tasks however likewise had army participation.

In 1987, throughout the first Palestinian Intifada (uprising) versus the Israeli line of work, Yassin and also his associates founded the Islamist team Hamas. Hamas was a phrase for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement), and also it was conceived as an armed wing of the Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood. As the spiritual leader of Hamas, Yassin played an essential role in activating Palestinians to eliminate for their reason with both terrible as well as non-violent ways. Under his leadership, the organization carried out numerous strikes against Israeli pressures, as well as it also purchased social and also philanthropic activities to win the hearts and also minds of the Palestinian public.

As the head of Hamas, Yassin repetitively asked for completion of Israel and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the principles of Islamic regulation. He was amongst the signatories of the 1988 Hamas Charter, which called for the total freedom of Palestine and also the facility of an Islamic state in the location.

Throughout his life, Yassin dealt with multiple apprehensions and also efforts on his life by Israeli authorities. In 1989, he was apprehended as well as sentenced to life jail time for arranging attacks on Israeli soldiers. Nevertheless, in 1997, after 7 years of detention, Yassin was launched as part of a contract in between Israel and also Jordan after a failed Israeli assassination effort on Hamas leader Khaled Mashal in Jordan.

Ahmed Yassin was executed in 2004 by an Israeli helicopter missile assault while leaving a mosque in Gaza. His death brought about extensive condemnation and objections throughout the Palestinian territories and the Arab world. Yassin remains a renowned figure in the background of the Palestinian resistance motion, and he continues to be both celebrated as well as reviled for his role in the beginning and management of Hamas.

Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Ahmed.

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30 Famous quotes by Ahmed Yassin

Small: Our priorities require that all children of Palestine, men and women, be ready for conflict, both from
"Our priorities require that all children of Palestine, men and women, be ready for conflict, both from the standpoint of training and from the standpoint of armament"
Small: History has proven that the PLO and its sectors suffered great damage when walking the way of harming Z
"History has proven that the PLO and its sectors suffered great damage when walking the way of harming Zionist interests in other countries around the world"
Small: Hamas battle is against the Zionist occupation in the Palestinian land. Hamas has no desire to change i
"Hamas' battle is against the Zionist occupation in the Palestinian land. Hamas has no desire to change its battlefield"
Small: The Palestinian situation is different. We can have military cooperation with other factions in the Pal
"The Palestinian situation is different. We can have military cooperation with other factions in the Palestinian territories. But we cannot have this with Hizbullah in Lebanon"
Small: The current stage does not allow the entrance of everyone into a military conflict, however everyone mu
"The current stage does not allow the entrance of everyone into a military conflict, however everyone must be ready for the day in which it might take place, as the Zionist enemy is planning to attack our people and to control our land once again"
Small: It is an exaggeration to call the Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcement a military alliance. It is rathe
"It is an exaggeration to call the Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcement a military alliance. It is rather a message that our people are united in the face of Israeli aggression"
Small: There are many resistance movements in the world, like the IRA for instance. But it is only Islamic res
"There are many resistance movements in the world, like the IRA for instance. But it is only Islamic resistance movements that are put on the terrorist list. This is what I am saying"
Small: However, the resources at our peoples disposal are very few and we require assistance from the neighbor
"However, the resources at our people's disposal are very few and we require assistance from the neighboring Arab countries, and for weapons in order to fight the enemy"
Small: Gaza has 1.2 million Palestinians living in crowded places and the resistance will be strong
"Gaza has 1.2 million Palestinians living in crowded places and the resistance will be strong"
Small: There are house demolitions and destruction all over the West Bank and Gaza. Just yesterday in Gaza the
"There are house demolitions and destruction all over the West Bank and Gaza. Just yesterday in Gaza they demolished three towers under the pretext that they were built close to a settlement"
Small: The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance
"The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance"
Small: Since Israel does not differentiate between attacking this group or that, we are saying our people can
"Since Israel does not differentiate between attacking this group or that, we are saying our people can work individually or collectively to face this aggression"
Small: Resistance in Palestine will continue until the final liberation of all the Palestinian lands
"Resistance in Palestine will continue until the final liberation of all the Palestinian lands"
Small: In all cases our stance will be determined by what serves the interests of the Palestinian people
"In all cases our stance will be determined by what serves the interests of the Palestinian people"
Small: If it is in the interest of the Palestinian people to have a hudna, well have a hudna. If it isnt, we w
"If it is in the interest of the Palestinian people to have a hudna, we'll have a hudna. If it isn't, we won't"
Small: Days will prove that the assassination policy will not finish the Hamas. Hamas leaders wish to be marty
"Days will prove that the assassination policy will not finish the Hamas. Hamas leaders wish to be martyrs and are not scared of death. Jihad will continue and the resistance will continue until we have victory, or we will be martyrs"
Small: There are perhaps opportunities for greater political cooperation, at least more cooperation than exist
"There are perhaps opportunities for greater political cooperation, at least more cooperation than exists now. But there can be no cooperation in the field because every situation is different"
Small: We wish that all countries around the world honor our wishes and our Jihad, and we avoid interfering in
"We wish that all countries around the world honor our wishes and our Jihad, and we avoid interfering in their business"
Small: We chose this road, and will end with martyrdom or victory
"We chose this road, and will end with martyrdom or victory"
Small: Our strategy is to defend ourselves against an occupying army and against settlers and settlements
"Our strategy is to defend ourselves against an occupying army and against settlers and settlements"
Small: I think Israel will think one thousands times before invading Gaza
"I think Israel will think one thousands times before invading Gaza"
Small: But if Sharon wants to occupy Gaza, let him come. Israel will pay the price
"But if Sharon wants to occupy Gaza, let him come. Israel will pay the price"
Small: We did not fight the Americans or the Europeans. We fight only the Israeli enemy that took our homes an
"We did not fight the Americans or the Europeans. We fight only the Israeli enemy that took our homes and homeland"
Small: The Hamas has taken the path of avoiding causing harm to Zionist interests outside of Palestine, not fr
"The Hamas has taken the path of avoiding causing harm to Zionist interests outside of Palestine, not from weakness or lack of ability to do so, but because Hamas does not wish for further fronts to be opened against it around the world"
Small: Our main battle has always been against Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers
"Our main battle has always been against Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers"
Small: Our Jihad will remain on Palestinian soil that is wide and large
"Our Jihad will remain on Palestinian soil that is wide and large"
Small: Israel, as the Jewish state, must disappear from the map
"Israel, as the Jewish state, must disappear from the map"
Small: The attacks inside Israel are operations we carry out in response to Israeli crimes against our people
"The attacks inside Israel are operations we carry out in response to Israeli crimes against our people"
Small: Sons of Islam everywhere, the jihad is a duty - to establish the rule of Allah on earth and to liberate
"Sons of Islam everywhere, the jihad is a duty - to establish the rule of Allah on earth and to liberate your countries and yourselves from America's domination and its Zionist allies, it is your battle - either victory or martyrdom"
Small: In the past there was a difference between the conditions in which Hizballah operated in Lebanon and th
"In the past there was a difference between the conditions in which Hizballah operated in Lebanon and the conditions of resistance operated in Palestine"