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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.

Abdullah II

Is Israel going to continue to be ‘Fortress Israel’? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
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Believe Continue Hope Israel Moving Neighborhood
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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Challenge Economic Emotional Issue Rate Spring Unemployment
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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Hand Inherited Monarchy Same Son
I 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.
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Expert Impossible Predict Rapid Thinking
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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Brave Country Defending Faith Jordan Life Pilot
Is Israel going to continue to be “Fortress Israel”? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
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Accepted Believe Continue Fortress Neighbourhood Only Way
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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King Official People Responsibility Tendency
We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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Able Evil Rid Terrorism World
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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Asking Immense Israel Last Man Peace Pressure Standing
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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Class Coming Democratic Exploiting Middle People Process Stronger
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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Country Destabilize Envelope Plot Sector Trying Zionist
Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Development Grassroot Political Start
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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Around Ballot Elected Government Hard Need Next Time Work
You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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Always Extremist Going Religion
My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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End never People Use View Violence Well
Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Allow Answer never No
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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Country Difficult Military Outcome Predict
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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Ambition Israel Moving Occupation President Prime Minister State Two Violence
What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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Keep Night Poverty Unemployment
I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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Agree Debate People Thinking Tolerance Zero
I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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Benefited Both Culture East Societies West
Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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Anything Challenge Isolation Remember
Many 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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Build Children Compromise Negotiation Offering Peace Success View
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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Appointed Front Official People Responsibility Responsible Time Today
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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Future Hand New Own World Writing
Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
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Birthday Creative Issue Mind People Urgent
I’m easily entertained.
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Easily Entertained Fun One Liner

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