My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well. Abdallah II More Quotes by Abdallah II More Quotes From Abdallah II Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward. Abdallah II moving-forward class years 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. Abdallah II israel ambition moving There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East. 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. And no matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one. Abdallah II moving-forward spring country The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan. Abdallah II brave life country Many occasions I've sat down with Israelis to say, where do you see your country in 10 years time, and work me back, so we can figure out the synergies and the connections between Israel and the rest of the Arab world. No Israeli has ever been able to answer that question. Abdallah II israel country years If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests. Abdallah II conflict military looks What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment. Abdallah II poverty unemployment night Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with. Abdallah II party couple two I think it's almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while. Abdallah II middle-east experts thinking We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices. Abdallah II choices humanity people At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism. Abdallah II iraq the-end-of-the-day want Political development should start at the grassroots. Abdallah II grassroots political development If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process. Abdallah II democratic-process democratic process 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. Abdallah II nuclear energy believe I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction. Abdallah II believe country moving 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. Abdallah II occupation design dream
