We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
ABDULLAH IIThe security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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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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Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what’s going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.
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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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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’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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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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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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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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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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