The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
ABDULLAH IIThere 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.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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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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The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
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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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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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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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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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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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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.
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I’m easily entertained.
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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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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We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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