I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
ABDULLAH IIMany will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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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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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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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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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.
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Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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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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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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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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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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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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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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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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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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