black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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

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.
ABDULLAH II

Back Good Humanity Look Spring Thinking Year
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 Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
ABDULLAH II

Future Hand New Own World Writing
There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
ABDULLAH II

Change Idea Resistance
And 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 II

Appointed Front Official People Responsibility Responsible Time Today
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
If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
ABDULLAH II

Believe Future Innocent Killing People Right
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 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.
ABDULLAH II

Born Coming Gift Hope People Precious Present Progress Renewed Tangible Week
That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
ABDULLAH II

Frustration Hungry Job Political Sphere Translate
The Middle East has the highest unemployment percentage of any region in the world we have the largest youth cohort of history coming into the market place t
ABDULLAH II

Frustration History Jobs Largest People Unemployment Youth
You’re always going to have terrorism.
ABDULLAH II

Alaways Going Terrorism
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
In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes – a virtuous cycle of change.
ABDULLAH II

Cycle Event Process Success Successful View Virtuous
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
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

Believe Continue Hope Israel Moving Neighborhood

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Abdullah II Quotes