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

The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.

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?

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.

If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.

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 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.