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

Abdullah II

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.
ABDULLAH II

Born Coming Gift Hope People Precious Present Progress Renewed Tangible Week
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 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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Believe Energy Exactly Jordan Nuclear Partnership
Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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Breakthrough Challenge Change Historic Human Knowledge Number Opportunity Reality
I like to look at the glass half full.
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Full Glass Half Looks
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
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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Imperative Jordan Peace Strategic
Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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Advantage Always Crisis Situation
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
The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.
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Back Good Humanity Look Spring Thinking Year
If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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Around Ballot Elected Government Hard Need Next Time Work
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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Cycle Event Process Success Successful View Virtuous
It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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Ball Burden Descendant Leadership Muhammad Prophet Responsibility Year
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
The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
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Brave Country Defending Faith Jordan Life Pilot
Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Allow Answer never No

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