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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.

Abdullah II

Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future.
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Blowing Demolition Home Moving Need Palestinian
The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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Future Hand Jordan Palestinian Security
Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
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Birthday Creative Issue Mind People Urgent
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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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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Born Coming Gift Hope People Precious Present Progress Renewed Tangible Week
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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And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you’re appointed by the king, they don’t feel that they’re responsible for the people.
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Appointed Front Official People Responsibility Responsible Time Today
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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Arab Challenge East Economic Happening High Middle Rate Spring Unemployment
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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Different Many Societies Sub Syria
Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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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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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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Global Intellectual Justice Meaningless Satisfaction Target
Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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Ambition Israel Moving Occupation President Prime Minister State Two Violence
I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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Benefited Both Culture East Societies West
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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Challenge Economic Emotional Issue Rate Spring Unemployment
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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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’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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