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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.

Abdullah II

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.
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It’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.
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Allow Answer never No
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
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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 Middle East has the highest unemployment percentage of any region in the world we have the largest youth cohort of history coming into the market place t
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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Future Hand New Own World Writing
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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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.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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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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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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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.
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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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