Authorities are also putting more X-ray equipment to carry out thorough searches on vehicles,

This is the whole Arab world coming on board,

more measures which will be undertaken soon.

This culture that is mingling in our society has no justification. Our society will confront them and say, no, no matter what their cause is, be it the occupation of Iraq or Palestine. We will...

We are very concerned, … We feel that the Arab world is being radicalized by the recent Israeli actions.

We don’t understand the meaning of a provisional Palestinian state. It should be permanent in line with the definition of a final solution,

Let me make it absolutely clear that we don’t expect a backlash against Iraqis,

We have been putting security measures at hotels for some time now. We have been expecting terrorist attacks for some time,

All those who took part in these operations are non-Jordanians. I will not go into details now. But there are no Jordanians among them.

The steps Jordan has taken are necessary for the development of a truly independent media in the country, but they are far from sufficient. . . . We need to evolve towards a culture where...

I never expected something like this to happen to Jordan, … This is our Jordan, and I will fight this with my every means.

Colin Powell was somebody who understood the words, who truly listened and who cared about the problems of the world, … I hate to see him go precisely at the time when the prospects for...

Obviously this is something Jordan is not used to,

This is a decision that Tunis has taken, at the same time we feel that it needs to be followed with a quick summit,

I think, if the Iraqis are given a free choice, he would not emerge as the leader of Iraq, … If he is pushed as the leader of Iraq, he will be seen as a...

Unless the settlement activity stops, there is little hope of persuading the Palestinians that the Israelis mean business when they talk of peace.

This will only strengthen our resolve to find a solution to all the problems of the region…. (We) express our sympathies to the victims of the terrorists inside Saudi Arabia and our condemnation of this...

We still don’t know why this was done. Obviously anyone who blows himself up in a wedding hall is not someone who wants the good of his country or the good of any human being.

It is very important to send a message that the Arab world does have a document on reform, [and] is committed to reform,

We will not jeopardize our relations with the United States. On the other hand, it’s going to be an extremely difficult position to defend in front of our public opinion.

This is something that Jordan is not used to, … Obviously, we are not happy about what happened and we are going to take whatever measures we can to guard against these terrorist activities.

Isolating Arafat in this way is only making him more popular,

We suspect some terrorist groups in Iraq. The investigations will soon show who is behind this act.

These are outlaws, these are terrorists, barbarians who don’t really belong to any identity, any nationality.

We are telling the whole Israeli people we are ready for peace,

We don’t need more meetings, more photo-ops, … What we need today is a serious process that will affect the lives of the people, that will give them hope that we are finally on the...

Obviously, he’s a prime suspect,

This technique was used in all three of the attacks.

He is not in a coma. He is on a respirator and he is heavily sedated,

I carried at least 20 people back and forth to the Jordan Hospital. Everybody was screaming and crying; mothers were confused. … I was just shocked,

This madness has reached us, and we have to deal with it,