Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
ABDULLAH IIMany will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
ABDULLAH III don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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.
ABDULLAH IIIf you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
ABDULLAH III think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
ABDULLAH IIYou’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
ABDULLAH IIThe 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 IIEarth’s dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.
ABDULLAH IIThat frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
ABDULLAH IIFor 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 IIIt’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.
ABDULLAH IIThere is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
ABDULLAH IIRemember you don’t do anything in isolation.
ABDULLAH IIThe stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
ABDULLAH IIOur 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 IIIf everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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