Jordan’s King Abdullah II warns that Israel will only achieve security for its people through a peace settlement with the Palestinians leading to the establishment of their own state.
In an interview published by the independent Al-Ghad newspaper, the Jordanian king called the ongoing month-long Gaza conflict “the bloodiest and most devastating in terms of casualties” since Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Strip in 2005, and blamed Israel for the bloodshed.
“First and foremost, Israel is responsible for the aggression in the Strip,” says Abdullah.
“Israel’s security will not be achieved without a genuine pursuit of comprehensive just peace and the two-state solution,” he says, referring to a Palestinian state living side by side with Israel.
“This is the only way for Israel to guarantee its security and gain the acceptance of the region and the entire world.”
— AFP
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