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Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Monday that the Middle East cannot achieve lasting security or stability without securing Palestinians’ right to their homeland, while calling Israel’s expansionist ambitions the greatest threat to the region’s future.
Speaking at the opening of Jordan’s parliament, Abdullah pointed to the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israeli attacks in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
“We reiterate, time and again, that there can be no security or stability in our region without upholding the Palestinian people’s right to their homeland,” he said.
“Israeli expansionist ambitions remain the greatest threat to the region’s future and its hopes,” the king added.
Abdullah said international calls to halt Israeli violations had not ended the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza or attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
“Those who believe tyranny grants legitimacy are mistaken, and those who believe time erases the truth are mistaken,” he said.
The king reaffirmed Jordan’s commitment to defending Arab causes and said achieving a unified Arab position would remain a priority.
Jordan, which borders Israel and the occupied West Bank, has long supported a two-state solution and signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994.
The speech came days after Israel’s parliamentary election, in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party won the most votes but fell short of a majority.
It also came amid threats of renewed regional conflict, with Iran saying it would retaliate if the U.S. and Israel resumed strikes against the country.
The war in Gaza since October 2023 has killed over 74,000 Palestinians and injured over 175,000 others, most of them women and children, according to the information provided.
Israeli military operations and attacks by illegal occupiers have also intensified in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
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