The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
ABDULLAH IIThe security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
ABDULLAH IINo 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.
ABDULLAH IIWhat keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
ABDULLAH IIFifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.
ABDULLAH III’m not the type of person that is forced.
ABDULLAH III’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
ABDULLAH III think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
ABDULLAH IIThere is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
ABDULLAH IIMy view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
ABDULLAH IIAnd 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.
ABDULLAH IIPolitical development should start at the grassroots.
ABDULLAH IIWe have peace with Israel. We’re actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking,
ABDULLAH IIWe 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 IITogether, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
ABDULLAH IIYou’re always going to have terrorism.
ABDULLAH III think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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