The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
ABDULLAH IIThat frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction.
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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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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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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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It’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
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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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We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children’s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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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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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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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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We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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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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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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