Our response has been, 'Well, let's then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.' That hasn't happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis. Abdullah II of Jordan blamecrisiseffort Change image and share on social
And as an American colleague said to me several months ago, he said, 'I think the challenge in Jordan - and, again, this is for the rest of the Middle East - we need to define what center is. And once we can define what center is to a Jordanian, then we can decide what's left and what's right of that. Abdullah II of Jordan agoamericancenter share on social
Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation. Abdullah II of Jordan advantagecrisisextremist Change image and share on social
Political development should start at the grassroots. Abdullah II of Jordan developmentgrassrootspolitical Change image and share on social
Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed. Abdullah II of Jordan centurycreatehuman Change image and share on social
What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment. Abdullah II of Jordan nightpovertyunemployment Change image and share on social
Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children's? Abdullah II of Jordan childcompromiseconcession share on social
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. Abdullah II of Jordan fronthideking Change image and share on social
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. Abdullah II of Jordan acceptcontinuefortress Change image and share on social
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. All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it. Abdullah II of Jordan achieveblowbuse share on social