The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
ABDULLAH III hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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We have peace with Israel. We’re actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking,
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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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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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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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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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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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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work – because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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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 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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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction.
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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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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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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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