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.
ABDULLAH IIAll this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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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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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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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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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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Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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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 think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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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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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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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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Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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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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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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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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