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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.

Abdullah II

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
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 Box Elected Government Hard Need Work
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.
ABDULLAH II

Class Coming Democratic Exploiting Middle People Process Stronger
Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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Anything Challenge Isolation Remember
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 monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
ABDULLAH II

Hand Inherited Monarchy Same Son
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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Country Destabilize Envelope Plot Sector Trying Zionist
You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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Always Extremist Going Religion
Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
ABDULLAH II

Advantage Always Crisis Situation
The global system they hope to create is one of new walls and new isolation, and radically smaller horizons. It is an anti-democratic, anti-economic-growth, and anti-progress agenda.
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Create Democratic Global Hope Horizon Isolation New Radically Smaller System Wall
Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Development Grassroot Political Start
There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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King Official People Responsibility Tendency
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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Different Many Societies Sub Syria
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
The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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Break Country Future Giving Incentive Make
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

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