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.
ABDULLAH III 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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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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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
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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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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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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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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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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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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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Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.
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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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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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