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?
ABDULLAH IIThe 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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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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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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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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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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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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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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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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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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I like to look at the glass half full.
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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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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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