You’re always going to have terrorism.
ABDULLAH IIAnd 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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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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Is Israel going to continue to be “Fortress Israel”? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
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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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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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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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Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope.
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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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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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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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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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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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