75 Quotes by Jamal Khashoggi

Repression and intimidation are not - and never should be - the acceptable companions of reform.

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

I don't want to be a dissident. But in the same time, I don't want to go back home and be silent again.

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.

Criticism of the Middle East should not be directed only at Saudi Arabia. Human rights abuses are happening throughout the Arab world.

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.

Saudi Arabia has been successful in preventing Houthi missiles from causing substantial damage. Yet, the inability of Saudi authorities in preventing Houthi missiles from being fired in the first place serves as an embarrassing reminder that the kingdom's leadership is unable to restrain their Iranian-backed opponent.

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.

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