Speaker of the House of Representatives Mazen Al-Qadi said King Abdullah II’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, with its strategic vision, placed the international community before its legal, moral and political responsibilities and presented an integrated Jordanian approach to addressing the region’s crises, foremost among them the Palestinian issue.
In a statement issued by the House of Representatives, Al-Qadi said the King’s speech represented a clear roadmap toward a just peace based on the two-state solution, ending the occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state on its national territory.
Al-Qadi said the King spoke with the confidence of a state that understands its interests and recognizes the scale of the challenges surrounding it, stressing that Jordan would not overlook any threat to its national security. He said the security of Jordan’s borders, water resources and national interests are clear red lines that cannot be compromised, adding that the House of Representatives stands behind the King, the armed forces and security agencies in protecting Jordan’s security, stability, sovereignty and the interests of its people.
He added that the King’s remarks on growing regional threats, particularly those related to southern Syria, reflect what he described as an accurate Jordanian assessment of sources of danger. He said Jordan regards national security as a responsibility that cannot be postponed and that any threat to its northern borders or water security constitutes a direct threat to national security that Jordan will address firmly and forcefully.
At the same time, Al-Qadi said Jordan demonstrates that protecting national security is not incompatible with openness to dialogue and diplomacy or with fulfilling its responsibilities toward the international community. He said the Kingdom continues to play a role in confronting terrorism and drug smuggling and contributing to regional security, while seeking to strengthen its position as a hub for trade, industry and technology and as a bridge connecting the region’s countries and their economic and humanitarian interests.
Al-Qadi said the King’s speech addressed the international community in the language of international law and legitimacy and confronted the Israeli occupation government with the reality of its practices on the ground, away from attempts to recharacterize or circumvent those realities. He said the King presented evidence and examples showing that what is taking place in the Palestinian territories can no longer be met with silence.
He added that the King clearly exposed what he described as the dangers of continued settlement expansion, land confiscation and displacement in the West Bank, while also placing before the international community the situation in Gaza, including the destruction of civilian infrastructure, attacks on civilians and tightening restrictions on Palestinians. He said identifying such actions by their legal and political terms is an essential step in confronting attempts to impose a reality by force.
Al-Qadi said the King’s remarks on Gaza and the West Bank carried an important message: the international community should not be content with merely managing the conflict or repeatedly containing and postponing its crises. He argued that managing rather than resolving the conflict over decades has contributed to creating a more complicated reality.
He said the King’s remarks also placed the world before a fundamental question concerning the credibility of international law. If occupation and continuing violations can persist for decades without effective accountability, he said, the entire system of international legitimacy faces a genuine test. Jordan, he added, will continue to stress that international law is indivisible and should not be subject to double standards.
Al-Qadi also highlighted the King’s remarks on settlement expansion, violence, displacement and land seizure in the West Bank, saying these practices directly undermine the possibility of establishing a viable Palestinian state and threaten the foundations of the two-state solution.
He said the King’s rejection of reducing the conflict to a religious framework was particularly important, stressing that the issue concerns rights, dignity, justice and a people’s right to self-determination rather than a conflict between religions. He said this position reflects Jordan’s role in defending the true image of Islam, protecting Christianity and its heritage and communities in their historic homeland, and promoting coexistence, moderation and respect for others.
Al-Qadi affirmed that Jordan will continue supporting the resilience of the Palestinian people and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), while continuing to uphold the Hashemite Custodianship over Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and preserve their historic and legal status.
He noted that the King addressed the Palestinian issue within its broader regional and international context, alongside crises in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Sudan, as well as Ukraine and other conflict zones. He warned that prolonged wars do not remain confined to their geographical borders but affect food security, energy, trade, investment and the lives of people around the world.
Al-Qadi said the King’s message also affirmed that Jordan is a country the world can rely on, describing it as committed to its principles and positions, open to dialogue and ready to work with those seeking peace. He stressed that commitment to diplomacy and dialogue should not be understood as weakness, but rather as an expression of confidence in the state, its position and its ability to protect its interests.
He said one of the key messages of the King’s speech was that military power alone cannot produce peace or address the roots of crises. Ending wars, he said, requires legitimate institutions, trust between states, respect for agreements and laws, and political will capable of turning international resolutions from written texts into effective action on the ground.
Al-Qadi also said the King placed responsibility on the international community to ensure that attention to crises does not become temporary or dependent on the level of media coverage. People living through war and displacement, he said, should not have their suffering depend on fluctuations in international attention.
The Speaker of the House said Parliament views the King’s speech as a strong expression of Jordan’s national constants, interests and responsibilities toward Arab causes, foremost among them the Palestinian issue. He affirmed that Parliament would continue supporting Jordan’s position under the King’s leadership and defending Jordan’s interests, security and stability, as well as the Palestinian people’s right to freedom, independence and statehood.
Al-Qadi concluded by saying that the King’s speech presented the world with a Jordanian model based on steadfastness in principle, openness in approach and clarity in protecting national interests. He affirmed that Jordan will remain committed to just peace, international law and peoples’ rights to security, dignity and independence, while continuing to work toward a more secure and stable region where crises are resolved at their roots through justice, legitimacy and law.
