Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
ABDULLAH IIWe’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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Earth’s dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.
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Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.
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I believe strongly in the rights of women… my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you’re appointed by the king, they don’t feel that they’re responsible for the people.
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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The 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.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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I’m easily entertained.
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