“One of the intelligence agency heads asked me after the Martyrdom of [Hamas Political Bureau Chairman] Ismail Haniyeh, who I think might replace him. I told him: I want someone who will be able to maintain the unity of Hamas.”
Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: “One of the intelligence agency heads asked me after the Martyrdom of [Hamas Political Bureau Chairman] Ismail Haniyeh who I think might replace him. I told him: I want someone who, first of all, will be able to maintain the unity of Hamas, and secondly, who will calm the region and have a strategic vision to integrate Hamas within the national framework.”
[Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub, Facebook page, Sept. 11, 2025]
Jibril Rajoub also serves as Head of the PLO Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Chairman of the Palestinian Football Association, Chairman of the Palestine Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the Palestinian Scout Association (PSA).