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 IIThe brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.
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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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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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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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When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don’t learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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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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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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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 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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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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