“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.” WayBelieveCountryMatterMovingI BelieveChallengesIssuesEconomicMiddleEmotionalSpringHappeningsHarmonyNo Matter WhatRateIsraelCriticalEastAcceptedMoving ForwardNeighborhoodMiddle EastPalestinianUnemploymentIsraeliFortressesArab Spring Author:Abdallah II
“The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.” HandsSecurityPalestinianHand In HandJordan Author:Abdallah II
“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.” NeedsHelpingHomeMovingAchieveKillingMoving ForwardBusPalestinianPledgeJordanBlowing UpDemolition Author:Abdallah II
“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.” WellsHas BeensEffortHappenedCrisisTablesBlameResponsePalestinian Author:Abdallah II
“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.” MatterChallengesIssuesEconomicMiddleEmotionalSpringHappeningsNo Matter WhatRateCriticalEastMiddle EastPalestinianUnemploymentIsraeliArab Spring Author:Abdallah II
“If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.” IfsLooksInterestMilitaryPositionConflictPalestinianIsraeliNational InterestsIsraeli Palestinian ConflictMilitary Intelligence Author:Abdallah II
“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.” ShouldDoeHas BeensPlayAbleSoundResultsTalkingRolesIssuesStrangeTablesSeatsIranPalestinianHamas Author:Abdallah II
