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.
ABDULLAH IIThat frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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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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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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I’m easily entertained.
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When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.
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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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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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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 look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.
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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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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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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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