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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Related Many people who voted for Mr. Obama in the last election did so based on skin color. ALVEDA KING I voted correctly, I voted for who I wanted to vote for, in the right district. MARY STIDHAM Sen. Kerry is the man who has voted against mandatory sentences for gang activity and for people who... BILL WELD and I thought the people who voted against him were nuts. ED KOCH The fire district is a political subdivision; the commissioners are the governing body of the subdiv... ROBERT FREEMAN We voted for the one who can make a change, AHMED ALI I'm really flattered by all of you who voted for me. MACY GRAY Aristide was born in Haiti and he's Haitian. Why do you think so many people went out and voted for ... LAVARICE GAUDIN I've been a Republican since Reagan. I voted for Bush and his father. I don't tell a lot of people, ... DENNIS HOPPER I'm a conservative. I believe in the idea of freedom and liberty, but more importantly, look at ... KEVIN MCCARTHY You cannot continuously dwell on who voted against you and who was working for your ouster. In the e... IGNACIO BUNYE When it was passed, Republicans voted for it and Democrats voted against it. DENNIS COHOON A woman who voted in 1998 couldn't find her name on the voters' list, AQUILINO PIMENTEL People didn't vote left or right in the election. They voted for putting an end to all the primi... FATOS NANO Who you voted for yesterday could be reason for your problem today SUNDAY ADELAJA We wanted to thank everyone who voted for Spice, and everyone's pet is a winner. JON BROOKS I think the majority of the people who voted for them are with us. But I'm not taking anything for g... ANTHONY COBOS A lot of people who voted for Barack Obama expected and were led to expect something new in politics... BERNARD GOLDBERG As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in ... EHUD OLMERT It is probably fair to assume that there are Senators who voted for last night's procedural vote who... DARREN SHAW I've voted in every election - not always for the same political party and never with any degree... TOM STOPPARD Some 29,000 members of the security services have voted in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. It all pass... AMMAR DWAIK Now 43 precincts with Democrats who voted for candidates for Congress (in the primary) will have no ... PHIL HARE [An article Friday about felons who illegally voted in the city omitted the word] intentionally ... ... SHARON ROBINSON I am disappointed that Senator Ayotte has voted repeatedly for deep cuts in Pell Grants that would m... MAGGIE HASSAN I voted against it because the hypothetical surplus based on rosy 10-year projections in my opinion ... GEORGE VOINOVICH If you voted for a man who said "Grab em by the pussy," you have zero room to claim to protect anyon... DASHANNE STOKES It's very disappointing to lose by one vote, especially when there's an abstention, ... I wonder who... DON PORTER Apparently, he forgot who he voted for and wanted to change his vote. ALEX GILADY You're the one who was just voted the third-worst mayor for Time magazine, not Hendrix, KWAME KILPATRICK Anybody who looks at all these rallies has to be asking, 'What's the political impact? Some politici... JOSHUA HOYT People that voted for Tampa last time, the warm-weather people, voted (for Miami), ... That's pretty... ARTHUR BLANK It's an election year. Would you want to be the elected official who voted against eminent domain re... CAROL SAVIAK If someone did this [Fahrenheit 9/11] to get back at Bush, then they did so by killing thousands of ... MICHAEL MOORE The first time I voted, I voted for Eugene McCarthy and I knew he wouldn't win, but it felt so g... EILEEN MYLES I tried to push for a 3,200-meter relay real hard, but we were out voted by the coaches in the north... LEROY PEREZ I voted for President Bush, I voted for President Clinton, and, although I do want my vote back, I v... GENE SIMMONS I'm not a big Greenspan fan-Alan Greenspan fan. I voted against him the last two times. I think he's... HARRY REID The 56,000,000-plus citizens who voted against you and your agenda have given me a mandate to move f... CINDY SHEEHAN If I were a congressman who had voted for the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, I'd claim it w... P. J. O'ROURKE I felt like there'd be a runoff. I'm very appreciative of the supporters and the public and all thos... BILL DODSON Voted the city's best, this is where locals go for a taste of China. BETTY XIE I've always voted against raises. Raises for elected officials should be decided by voters. CHARLES CROWLEY If referendum comes and any programs have to be cut, I hold every one of you who voted for this resp... JOHN KAUFFMAN The Young Republicans voted to support Tom openly and donate the maximum amount of money that a poli... JANE MUIR It's not like throwing a bone to the far right, it's like throwing a carcass, ... He's voted for sch... LAURA MURPHY The committee met on Thursday and voted against trading halts. SCOTT PETERSON This is a new tolling policy that was never voted on. People don't even realize that it's happening ... LINDA CURTIS The Senate voted 59 to 39 in favor of an amendment I offered to the Budget Resolution calling on the... BERNIE SANDERS I salute the 51 congressmen who voted (for the impeachment complaints.) It's not over yet. There wil... CORAZON AQUINO (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil an... MAHMOUD ABBAS Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along part... ALEC BALDWIN I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it. SENATOR JOHN KERRY These books are going to rock the nation. Elly and Ray are two of the three jurors who initially vot... LARRY GARRISON This is actually kind of a surprise. If I would have voted, I would voted for (NIC women's basketbal... DAN HOGAN The ballot is very straightforward, ... You follow the arrow, you punch the location. Then you have ... CAROL ROBERTS Sheldon was voted the laziest player on the team last year by his teammates. Hands down. But this ye... JEFF GUIOT I don't know who in the world voted in instant replay, ... But it about stopped my heart. BOBBY JOHNSON I would have voted against having a shooting range ordinance in Jackson County. I wish they could ha... RAYMOND BUNN There is little doubt that the majority of Mr. Mill's supporters in 1865 did not know what his p... MILLICENT FAWCETT The Greek people today voted for Greece to remain on its European path and in the eurozone. ANTONIS SAMARAS "I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower." "Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE!... KEN KESEY I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower. Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE! KEN KESEY ''I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower.'' ''Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWI... KEN KESEY 'I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower.'' ''Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWIC... KEN KESEY I voted for Gwen, KELLY CLARKSON They refuse to let the people get what they voted for, JOEY DUREL Although I voted against the initial resolution approving the war in Iraq, I have consistently voted... ED PASTOR Tea Party people know that I stood against the Wall Street scam from Day One, that I voted against T... RUSS FEINGOLD Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along ... ALEC BALDWIN I voted for (Patel), but I wanted to be clear in my mind that he met the requirements before I voted... COUNCILMAN NORMAN SUGARMAN That was a tough loss for us to take, ... But our victory in the third-place game against New Trier ... ALEX HERNANDEZ Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and embraced all the Jews who had to leav... TZIPI LIVNI I'm very proud of the fact that I voted against the Iraq war. And proud that I voted strongly no... JEREMY CORBYN It was all self-interest. Some who would have voted for the band instruments and uniforms wanted not... WARREN SHERMAN The bottom line is the congressman voted for final passage, NICK RYAN This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel g... ALLEN IVERSON I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 RONALD REAGAN I voted for Barack Obama. LADAINIAN TOMLINSON I actually voted for Nader. GABY HOFFMANN In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I ... J. C. WATTS A turkey never voted for an early Christmas. IRISH PROVERB I have never voted for a tax increase. MARCO RUBIO More than one in three of those who voted Liberal Democrat in last year's general election no longer... ANTHONY KING I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of di... BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of di... BEN CAMPBELL Four years ago, I wondered who the hell was voting for Bush ( a common phenomena here in the Bay Are... ERIC CHENG The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation.... RAFIK HARIRI I never voted party. Never cared about that. I always voted for the guy, the person, the man or lady... BARRY SWITZER It's not necessary for me to know who I voted for. What I'm concerned about is, if it is a close ele... BRYCE KING I appreciate those who voted for me, and I respect those who did not. I entered the election race to... HASHEMI RAFSANJANI This was a difficult decision for us. While she has voted for us and supported us, many, many people... IVA NASH Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is... GORE VIDAL Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is ... GORE VIDAL I've fought against that high school more than anyone, and I voted in favor of this. 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We've had democratic elections. ISMAIL HANIYEH The victory of Hamas is not only based on the corruption of the Palestinian Authority. Hamas has a v... ISMAIL HANIYEH The Europeans and Americans have said the martyrdom operations are why Hamas has been put on the ter... ISMAIL HANIYEH We were elected on a different political agenda. ISMAIL HANIYEH We came to say, the Quran is our constitution, we are committed to God and his holy book. God willin... ISMAIL HANIYEH We confirm to you this income will be used to pay the salaries of [government] employees and fund da... ISMAIL HANIYEH We call on you to transfer all aid to the Palestinian treasury. We assure you that all the revenues ... ISMAIL HANIYEH We agreed to hold a meeting as soon as he arrives in Gaza, in about two days time. ISMAIL HANIYEH There is no winner and loser here. The elections are just the first step on the way to building a Pa... 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ISMAEL HANIYEH Dictatorship and authentic literature are incompatible... The writer is the natural enemy of dictato... ISMAIL KADARE Having spent the greater part of my life under a Communist dictatorship, I am very familiar with the... ISMAIL KADARE In general, literature is a natural adversary of totalitarianism. Tyrannical governments all view li... ISMAIL KADARE To be adjusted in changing situation is smartness ISMAIL HOSSAIN We cannot deny that 80 or even 90 percent of the spiritual treasures from the past 3,000 years have ... ISMAIL KADARE For a writer, personal freedom is not so important. It is not individual freedom that guarantees the... ISMAIL KADARE The family took it rather hard, they were very upset. AZIZAH ISMAIL I sometimes think about Mahatma Gandhi: when he was arrested...the movement continued. That is what ... AZIZAH ISMAIL Unfortunately the police acted wildly. This is another truth how the police have lost their sense of... AZIZAH ISMAIL If Dr. Mahathir thinks that by ordering the police to act like gangsters he will frighten the people... AZIZAH ISMAIL We've been trained to hope that a struggle requires sacrifice. Our family is sad. My children are de... AZIZAH ISMAIL If I manage to write something that I consider good and valuable in a particular place, that spot au... ISMAIL KADARE For a writer, New York works well. Literary work is very elitist. I worked two hours a day, maximum,... ISMAIL KADARE Guidebooks used to write the name of my city in two ways: Gjirokaster in Albanian, and Argyrokastron... ISMAIL KADARE In antiquity, there were three regions in southern Europe: Greece, Rome, and Ilyria. Albanian is the... ISMAIL KADARE The founding father of Albanian literature is the nineteenth-century writer Naim Frasheri. Without h... ISMAIL KADARE [Her husband, violinist Sanford Allen, rehearses Bach on his Stradivarius next door, for a recital u... ISMAIL MERCHANT A lot of people have been, like, 'the university shouldn't be able to (stop free speech),' and they ... HUSSAIN ISMAIL I consider I've had a good day when, among the lines I've written, I've produced from my... ISMAIL KADARE The mixture of the Trinidadian people and the Indian people has caused a new culture to emerge. ISMAIL MERCHANT When they attacked my village they were shouting 'you are all rebels' - but we don't have any links ... SULEIMAN ISMAIL The occupier's retreat from Gaza and northern West Bank is a result of resistance. ISMAIL HANIYYE The sector is meandering sideways. JOE ISMAIL For me as a writer, Albanian is simply an extraordinary means of expression - rich, malleable, adapt... ISMAIL KADARE Urdu can not die out because it has very strong roots in Persia. The language itself is not only jus... ISMAIL MERCHANT Samantha is such an unselfish player. That's what makes a good player great — making everyone arou... HOLLY ISMAIL Whoever defames our prophet should be executed. Bin Laden our beloved, Denmark must be blown up. ISMAIL HASSAN Whoever defames our prophet should be executed. Bin Laden, our beloved, Denmark must be blown up. ISMAIL HASSAN These Israeli decisions are part of the policy of repression, terrorism and collective punishment ag... ISMAIL HANIYA Does someone believe that we can use guns to destroy a state that has F-16s and 200 nuclear warheads... ISMAIL HANIYA We have gotten some terrible reviews at times but if we depended on the judgment of the studios or c... ISMAIL MERCHANT These decisions were hasty and unjust. ISMAIL HANIYA They said 'ski', but they heard 'vodka'! ISMAIL KADARE Clearly the aim of this escalation is to force the people to kneel down. The government is able to f... ISMAIL HANIYA A few words of Hindi appear here or there, but it's all Urdu. I feel that if the popular culture... ISMAIL MERCHANT The prison authorities said he is not allowed to send written papers outside the prison anymore. The... GAMEELA ISMAIL It's the same old stubborn regime playing the same old tricks. This is a police state and they don't... GAMEELA ISMAIL We have lots of complaints. People who come to vote here fear if they do the wrong thing, their sons... GAMEELA ISMAIL Down with (Egyptian President) Hosni Mubarak. GAMILA ISMAIL All this climate of terror give us a clear indication of the kind of sentence that Nur will receive. GAMILA ISMAIL Nobody will ever accept any withdrawal from what we have achieved. GAMILA ISMAIL قاطع انتخابات الرئاسة المصرية من أجل أن تنقذ احمد شفيق ... AHMED ISMAIL When she takes it strong to the basket, she can score on anybody at anytime. HOLLY ISMAIL It has been such a joy to work with her. When anyone says anything about Sam, I just smile inside. S... HOLLY ISMAIL Samantha is such an unselfish player. That's what makes a good player great making everyone aroun... HOLLY ISMAIL Sam has been phenomenal for us. She's an all-around great player. HOLLY ISMAIL Everybody thought they would run all over us, but I knew we could run with them. It just came down t... HOLLY ISMAIL Samantha was phenomenal. She's done everything for us all year, and I'm really proud of her effort. HOLLY ISMAIL In the beginning, we played nervous. I don't think we ever got in a groove. HOLLY ISMAIL The cartoons have showed us that they had tried to provoke anger by Muslims. ISMAIL YUSANTO This is great. The Palestinians have spoken and they want someone to continue the struggle against I... ISMAIL YUSANTO For more than 50 years of independence, we have seen secularist leaders destroy the country. ISMAIL YUSANTO For more than 50 year's of independence, we have seen secularist leaders destroy the country. ISMAIL YUSANTO Whoever defames our prophet should be executed. ISMAIL HASSAN We assure you that if we win, we will be at your service. ISMAIL HANIYAH We call on you to continue moral and financial support, and to direct all aid to the Palestinian tre... ISMAIL HANIYAH We assure that this money will be spent on employee salaries and day-to-day needs. ISMAIL HANIYAH The US administration and European countries should put pressure ... on the occupier and not the occ... ISMAIL HANIYA It's for the international community to put strong pressure on Israel to restore our rights and end ... ISMAIL HANIYA We are going to meet in the next few days to discuss the nature of our political partnership and a n... ISMAIL HANIYA The Israeli occupiers should recognize Palestinian rights first. ISMAIL HANIYA We will put the Palestinian house in order. ISMAIL HANIYA I call on the American administration to respect ... the will of the Palestinian people and the resu... ISMAIL HANIYA This is a historic day for Palestinians -- this is a great day. 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HUSAIN ISMAIL In addition, we have external auditors. The most important technologies applied to improve the refin... HUSAIN ISMAIL Every time we have about three days of downtrend, you get one or two days of positive moves in the s... JOE ISMAIL We have a good short-term bounce here, but until we retest the 12,080 mark, we may see a bit of prof... JOE ISMAIL Since gold prices are stuck in that range, gold-mining stocks are not going to move very much either... JOE ISMAIL Gold is not quite ready yet to move in the upward bias. JOE ISMAIL As the week progresses, we might see a bit of short-term strength with window-dressing before the en... JOE ISMAIL Any corrective phase that will come in the near term could be a shallow one. JOE ISMAIL We've had a lackluster market in the past several days, so we might see the market at least get a gr... JOE ISMAIL We will have carry through from yesterday. But after three days of strong gains, I think it will pro... JOE ISMAIL Crude prices remain volatile and that is where the Canadian market will carry on from yesterday's ga... JOE ISMAIL Energy, as usual, it's carrying on forward. JOE ISMAIL The great universal literature has always had a tragic relation with freedom. The Greeks renounced a... ISMAIL KADARE abundant feeling of your presence in front of Allah is enjoy full solitude state where you are in bo... M. ISMAIL SHAIKH Choose to stand higher then the clouds. Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you'll land amongs t... AMEER MOHAMMED ISMAIL Love might not always take you to your hights. But to stand out to something that's more than you. C... AMEER MOHAMMED ISMAIL It's started. All of the vents are open. ISMAIL ABDEL VETAH Don't frame up all your emotions. Like a house without any windows it becomes depression, live to wa... AMEER MOHAMMED ISMAIL This is your road. Some people may walk it with you, but no one will walk it for you. 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