All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
ABDULLAH IIAt the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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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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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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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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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don’t learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.
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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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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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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.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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Our 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.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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It’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
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