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 IIMr. 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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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.
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Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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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.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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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.
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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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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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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I’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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