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 IIIf you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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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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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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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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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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Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.
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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.
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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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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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The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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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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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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Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future.
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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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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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