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.
ABDULLAH IIBlowing 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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Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.
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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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The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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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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The global system they hope to create is one of new walls and new isolation, and radically smaller horizons. It is an anti-democratic, anti-economic-growth, and anti-progress agenda.
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Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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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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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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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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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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