The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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More Abdullah II Quotes
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Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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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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The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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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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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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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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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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And 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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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
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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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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
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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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