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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.

Abdullah II

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
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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Class Coming Democratic Exploiting Middle People Process Stronger
Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Allow Answer never No
What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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Keep Night Poverty Unemployment
I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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Afford Middle East Thinking War
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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Beacon Jerusalem Look Monotheistic Religion Three
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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Future Hand New Own World Writing
I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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Class Democracy People Police Pressure Security Success Thinking
We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
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Always Choice Humanity People Right
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
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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Iran Palestinian Play Result Table Talking
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.
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Brotherhood Democracy Example People Thinking World
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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Country Energy None Nuclear Peaceful
Is Israel going to continue to be ‘Fortress Israel’? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
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Believe Continue Hope Israel Moving Neighborhood
Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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Destruction Diversity Extremist Growth Power Seek Wall
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

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