Jamal Khashoggi Quotes

Jamal Khashoggi

Profession : Author

Birth : October 13, 1958

We are not a failed Arab republic, so we should not fear Arab Spring. We should embrace Arab Spring. That's what I hope Saudi Arabia will do.

Jamal Khashoggi

The expectation that 'Trump as president' will be starkly different from 'Trump as candidate' is a false hope at best.

Jamal Khashoggi

The condition that the Taliban part with al Qaeda is not just a condition, it is an objective. We must convince them that al Qaeda ideology and dogma will not help them.

Jamal Khashoggi

I would like to see evolution in my country, not revolution. It is much better for us to work together with the government to transform Saudi Arabia for the future.

Jamal Khashoggi

It is good that the Canadians are raising the flag among Western countries to raise the issue of human rights abuse throughout the Middle East.

Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia needs friends. We are in a war in Yemen, in a confrontation with Iran, so we need friends like Canada, Europe.

Jamal Khashoggi

More attention should be given to the Arab world and the human rights abuse that is taking place every day in many countries in the Arab world.

Jamal Khashoggi

Sometimes, I myself, even though I'm in Washington, I go quiet because there is so much intimidation around me.

Jamal Khashoggi

I don't want anything to affect my freedom, and we don't want Saudi Arabia to be another Iran.

Jamal Khashoggi

To destroy the Islamic State, you have to fix Syria. You have to look at the reasons that created the Islamic State. This is a huge task.

Jamal Khashoggi

The international community should pressure Iran to get the Houthis to agree to some peaceful understanding in Yemen. But at the same time, Saudi Arabia also needs to believe truly in democracy for Yemen.

Jamal Khashoggi

It should be a known fact that the Arabs never had a problem with anti-Semitism, but we need to state that over and over again.

Jamal Khashoggi

There are many signs that the Egyptians are prioritising their relations with the Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia, over their relations with Iran.

Jamal Khashoggi

In the event of war, probably Saudi Arabia will facilitate some certain logistics to make the operation easier for the United States, but actually, the United States does not need Saudi territories to launch a war against Iraq.

Jamal Khashoggi