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.
ABDULLAH IIThat frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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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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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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I believe strongly in the rights of women… my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.
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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’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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I’m easily entertained.
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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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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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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.
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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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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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