It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
ABDULLAH III think it’s almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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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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When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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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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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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I like to look at the glass half full.
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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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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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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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