Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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More Abdullah II Quotes
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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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When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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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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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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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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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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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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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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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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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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