There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
ABDULLAH IIThe monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
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Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future.
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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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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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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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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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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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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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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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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Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
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The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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I believe strongly in the rights of women… my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.
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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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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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