We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
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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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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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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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope.
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Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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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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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
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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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When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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