black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.

Abdullah II

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 II

Accepted Believe Continue Fortress Neighbourhood Only Way
Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
ABDULLAH II

Advantage Always Crisis Situation
Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
ABDULLAH II

Allow Answer never No
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.
ABDULLAH II

Annihilation Design Destruction Dream Occupation
Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope.
ABDULLAH II

Confrontation Consequences Costly Destruction Loss Past Road Year
There 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 II

King Official People Responsibility Tendency
I’m easily entertained.
ABDULLAH II

Easily Entertained Fun One Liner
Earth’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 II

Global Intellectual Justice Meaningless Satisfaction Target
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.
ABDULLAH II

Iran Palestinian Play Result Table Talking
I think it’s almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.
ABDULLAH II

Expert Impossible Predict Rapid Thinking
We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children’s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.
ABDULLAH II

Action Children Dictate Future Mindedness Narrow Right Waste
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
ABDULLAH II

Conflict Intelligence Look Military National Position
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
ABDULLAH II

Defeat Hope Iraq Stability Terrorism
Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
ABDULLAH II

Administration Confidence Conversation Helping Wikileaks
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
ABDULLAH II

Different Many Societies Sub Syria
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?
ABDULLAH II

Birthday Creative Issue Mind People Urgent
And no matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
ABDULLAH II

Arab Challenge East Economic Happening High Middle Rate Spring Unemployment
The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
ABDULLAH II

Brave Country Defending Faith Jordan Life Pilot
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
ABDULLAH II

Future Hand New Own World Writing
We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
ABDULLAH II

Able Evil Rid Terrorism World
Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
ABDULLAH II

Destruction Diversity Extremist Growth Power Seek Wall
I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
ABDULLAH II

Country Energy None Nuclear Peaceful
What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
ABDULLAH II

Keep Night Poverty Unemployment
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.
ABDULLAH II

Back Good Humanity Look Spring Thinking Year
I’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
ABDULLAH II

Country Difficult Military Outcome Predict
When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.
ABDULLAH II

Confrontation Everybody Military Piece Running Shake Sort Status
We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
ABDULLAH II

Always Choice Humanity People Right

The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Abdullah II Quotes