“Only a two-state solution based on international law and relevant UN resolutions can meet the needs of both sides: an end to conflict, a viable, independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with east Jerusalem as its capital, and a secure Israel, fully part of its own region, Palestinian by Arab and Muslim states around the world,” Abdullah said in his speech, delivered in English.
The remarks were made in defiance of what appears to be a shift in US policy away from the two-state solution to the decades-long conflict.
In September, the Jordanian government rejected an American peace plan that was allegedly presented to the Palestinians based on the concept of a Palestinian-Jordanian confederation.
“Arab and Muslim countries are committed to a comprehensive peace; the Arab Peace Initiative has been on offer for more than 16 years,” Abdullah said as he continued his 12-minute speech.
“Indeed, every major country in the world, the UN, the European Union, all have worked to help the parties reach a durable peace that can last. The US administration has long been committed to peace, and has a leading role in our progress going forward,” he added.
Acknowledging that the world had a “long way to go”, Abdullah urged countries not to be deterred from attempting to solve the conflict.
The alternative, he argued, was one which would tie the world’s most strategic regions “to an endless cycle of violence.”
In what appeared to be a jab and US President Donald Trump, Abdullah called on the world to reject his initiatives, hinting at the US administration’s halting of all funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which Palestinians complain will impact financing of schools and other institutions.
“Our countries need to pull together to get this peace process back on track. That means utterly rejecting actions that jeopardize negotiations, whether by illegal encroachments, land confiscations, or threats to the welfare of innocents, especially children,” he said, refraining from berating or even mentioningTrump directly.
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