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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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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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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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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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You’re always going to have terrorism.
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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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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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The Middle East has the highest unemployment percentage of any region in the world we have the largest youth cohort of history coming into the market place t
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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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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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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 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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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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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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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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