Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?
ABDULLAH III think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you’re appointed by the king, they don’t feel that they’re responsible for the people.
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Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.
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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.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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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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The global system they hope to create is one of new walls and new isolation, and radically smaller horizons. It is an anti-democratic, anti-economic-growth, and anti-progress agenda.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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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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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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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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