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.
ABDULLAH IIThat frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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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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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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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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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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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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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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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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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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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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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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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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The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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