At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
ABDULLAH IIThe monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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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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Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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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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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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Is Israel going to continue to be ‘Fortress Israel’? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
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Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future.
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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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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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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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