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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

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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Iran Palestinian Play Result Table Talking
The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
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Hand Inherited Monarchy Same Son
Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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Ambition Israel Moving Occupation President Prime Minister State Two Violence
Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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Administration Confidence Conversation Helping Wikileaks
Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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Anything Challenge Isolation Remember
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
Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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Annihilation Design Destruction Dream Occupation
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.
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Believe Energy Exactly Jordan Nuclear Partnership
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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Back Good Humanity Look Spring Thinking Year
Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Development Grassroot Political Start
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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Future Hand New Own World Writing
What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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Keep Night Poverty Unemployment
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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Different Many Societies Sub Syria
Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?
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Children Freedom Gift Priceless Provide Return Security
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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Around Ballot Elected Government Hard Need Next Time Work
The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
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Brave Country Defending Faith Jordan Life Pilot

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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