I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
ABDULLAH IIEach 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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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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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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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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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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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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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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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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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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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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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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I’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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