His Majesty
King Abdullah of Jordan broke protocol at the Arab League on Saturday by
speaking in English, delivering a powerful message to the world about the
urgency of ending the war in Gaza. After a brief Arabic introduction, HM
presented one of the most concise and effective calls for peace, emphasizing
the immediate need to stop the violence in Gaza without even using the term
"ceasefire."
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The word ‘peace’ was mentioned 11
timesHis
Majesty reiterated the word
"peace" 11 times, underscoring that peace is an integral part of
Islamic tradition, as articulated in Jerusalem by Caliph Omar ibn Khattab. The
Jordanian monarch placed the blame for the absence of peace squarely on the Israeli
government's hardliners, stating, "This has been the policy of the Israeli
leadership—to prioritize security over peace and create new illegal realities
on the ground that make a viable Palestinian state impossible."
A majority of the speech on the suffering
of Palestinians
Much of the
emphasis in His Majesty’s speech was on the suffering of Palestinians,
mentioning the term "Palestinian" seven times. The King made a
particularly memorable statement: "Today, Israel is literally starving
civilians in Gaza, but for decades, Palestinians have been starved of hope,
freedom, and a future."
‘I am outraged and grieved’ – His
Majesty King Abdullah
He expressed
special concern and outrage over the situation in Gaza, mentioning it seven
times. He declared, "I am outraged and grieved by the acts of violence
waged against innocent civilians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel. The
ongoing bombing campaign in Gaza is cruel and unconscionable on every
level."
A call on the international community
The Arab League
forum served as a platform for the King of Jordan to call on his international
allies to advocate for peace, repeatedly using the term
"international" in the context of the absence of international law
and the apathy of the international community, seven times. He emphasized that
the message being sent to the world is that "Palestinian lives matter less
than Israeli ones. Our lives matter less than others. The application of
international law is optional, and human rights have limitations—they stop at borders,
races, and religions." The King warned that this is "a very, very
dangerous message, as the consequences of continued international apathy and
inaction will be catastrophic for us all."
The word stop was mentioned six times
King
Abdullah expressed concerns that when the war stops, there will be no
accountability, repeating the term "stop" six times. He remarked,
"Because when the bombs stop falling, Israel is never held accountable,
the injustices of occupation persist, and the world looks away until the next
round of violence."
The need for serious negotiations
In his
closing remarks at the Arab League summit in Cairo, HM emphasized the need for
serious negotiations to address the root causes of the conflict. He mentioned
the term "peace" eleven times, including this concluding statement:
"It is our duty as the international community to do whatever it takes to
restart a meaningful political process that can lead to a just and lasting
peace based on the two-state solution. The only path to a secure and peaceful
future for the people of the Middle East and the world, for Jews, Christians,
and Muslims alike, begins with the belief that every human life has equal value
and ends with two states, Palestine and Israel, coexisting in peace from the river
to the sea."
To Read His Majesty King Abdullah II’s Speech at the Cairo Summit For Peace, Click here.
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