Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
ABDULLAH IIThe most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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And no matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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It’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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