I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
ABDULLAH IIThrough 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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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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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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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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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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Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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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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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.
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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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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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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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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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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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