The 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 that frustration does translate into the political sphere...

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.

Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.

For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don’t know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think...

Nobody scares me.

Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.

If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.

You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.

It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.

I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.

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...

What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.

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.

You’re always going to have terrorism.

I’m not the type of person that is forced.

Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.

If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.

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...

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...

I think this is really a defining moment for the Arab world. The problem is, it is all going to be about blood, sweat and tears. In certain countries it may be just sweat, and...

I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.

Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.

I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to...

My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.

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...

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...

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.

I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.

If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work – because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.

Political development should start at the grassroots.

The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.

When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.

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...

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.

I’m easily entertained.

At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.

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...

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.

Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can...

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...

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.

I’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.

Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.

There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.

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...

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.

I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.

There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.

The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.

Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.