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.
ABDULLAH IINo matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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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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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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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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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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No matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
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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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We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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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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And no matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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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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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes – a virtuous cycle of change.
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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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