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Abdullah II

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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Beacon Jerusalem Look Monotheistic Religion Three
I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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Country Destabilize Envelope Plot Sector Trying Zionist
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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Create Democratic Global Hope Horizon Isolation New Radically Smaller System Wall
I’m easily entertained.
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Easily Entertained Fun One Liner
I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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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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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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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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Afford Middle East Thinking War
There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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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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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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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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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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Global Intellectual Justice Meaningless Satisfaction Target
There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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