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.
ABDULLAH IIWe have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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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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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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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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I’m easily entertained.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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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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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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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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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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In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes – a virtuous cycle of change.
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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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