I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
Author: King Abdullah II
When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied you don't learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.
When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied you don't learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.
I think the success of democracy is not really police security it's the presence of a broad middle class. 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.
I think the success of democracy is not really police security it's the presence of a broad middle class. 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.
I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
You're always going to have extremists in every religion.
You're always going to have extremists in every religion.
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
We have peace with Israel. We're actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking 'Why are we having this relationship when it's not benefiting anybody?' Obviously my answer is you always benefit from peace.
We have peace with Israel. We're actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking 'Why are we having this relationship when it's not benefiting anybody?' Obviously my answer is you always benefit from peace.
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.
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.
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.
I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.