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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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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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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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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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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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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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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Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what’s going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.
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We have peace with Israel. We’re actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking,
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Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don’t learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.
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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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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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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
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The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
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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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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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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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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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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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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work – because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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