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Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.

Abdullah II

Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
ABDULLAH II

Allow Answer never No
Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
ABDULLAH II

Advantage Always Crisis Situation
It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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Ball Burden Descendant Leadership Muhammad Prophet Responsibility Year
I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
ABDULLAH II

Afford Middle East Thinking War
Together, 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 II

Believe Peace Promise Real Share Together World
We have peace with Israel. We’re actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking,
ABDULLAH II

Asking Immense Israel Last Man Peace Pressure Standing
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.
ABDULLAH II

Around Ballot Box Elected Government Hard Need Work
If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
ABDULLAH II

Democratic Happy Process Something Wrong
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
ABDULLAH II

Conflict Intelligence Look Military National Position
There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
ABDULLAH II

Country East Forward Middle Moving Spring
The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
ABDULLAH II

Break Country Future Giving Incentive Make
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
Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Development Grassroot Political Start
I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what’s going on.
ABDULLAH II

Believe Energy Exactly Jordan Nuclear Partnership
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
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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Different Many Societies Sub Syria

Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.

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Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.

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