Occupation: King Of Jordan Birth: January 30, 1962
Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody..
I'm easily entertained..
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 p….
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interes….
Wikileaks didn't help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily..
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..
You're always going to have extremists in every religion..
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….
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 ….
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions..
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 re….
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….
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 i….
I believe strongly in the rights of women... my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman..
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 w….
I'm not the type of person that is forced..
In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes - a virtuous cycle of change..
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 ….
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 ….
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….
My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well..