‘No regional peace without solving Palestinian crisis’

The region cannot find peace and stability until a solution is reached with regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, according to Jordan King. The current situation in Palestine is a failure of global strategic relationships and credibility, said King Abdullah II of Jordan.

King Abdullah II, who was unable to attend the event as he stayed back in Jordan following the tragic deaths of schoolchildren and adults in flash floods, had his speech read out by Ayman Safadi, Jordan’s Foreign Minister. The issue of the long denial of Palestinian statehood was featured prominently in his speech.

“This conflict has been a global disrupter of peace and stability. When occupation and violence continue for generations and the peace process hits a dead end, again and again, this is not just the failure of the parties. It is a failure of global strategic relationships and credibility,” he pointed out.

“Eight years ago, here at the Manama Dialogue, I argued that our region will not enjoy security and stability unless we solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This has sadly proved true. And we cannot expect better until our world does much more to guide the parties towards a just and durable two-state solution.

“A solution that meets the needs of both sides, in accordance with international laws and resolutions that provides an end to conflict, and creates a viable, independent, sovereign Palestinian state, on the 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.” “There have been many attempts to delay and subvert the hope the two-state solution offers.

Today, these negative efforts include the fallacy of a single, bi-national state. Any such solution, based on unilateral acts and unequal rights, would be a moral disaster and a recipe for continued conflict.