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Abdullah II

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.
ABDULLAH II

Hard Kings Monarchy Official Responsibility Son Tendency Work
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.
ABDULLAH II

Class Coming Democratic Exploiting Middle People Process Stronger
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.
ABDULLAH II

Create Democratic Global Hope Horizon Isolation New Radically Smaller System Wall
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.
ABDULLAH II

Accepted Believe Continue Fortress Neighbourhood Only Way
We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
ABDULLAH II

Brotherhood Democracy Example People Thinking World
Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
ABDULLAH II

Destruction Diversity Extremist Growth Power Seek Wall
Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope.
ABDULLAH II

Confrontation Consequences Costly Destruction Loss Past Road Year
Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?
ABDULLAH II

Children Freedom Gift Priceless Provide Return Security
For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don’t know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.
ABDULLAH II

Challenge Defense Education Health Learning Political Thinking
The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
ABDULLAH II

Hand Inherited Monarchy Same Son
Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
ABDULLAH II

Build Children Compromise Negotiation Offering Peace Success View
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.
ABDULLAH II

Believe Daughter Mother Right Sister Wife Woman
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.
ABDULLAH II

Confrontation Everybody Military Piece Running Shake Sort Status
I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
ABDULLAH II

Country Energy None Nuclear Peaceful
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?
ABDULLAH II

Birthday Creative Issue Mind People Urgent
The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
ABDULLAH II

Future Hand Jordan Palestinian Security

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