Focus Article: King Abdullah II to the United States: No time to lose in pursuit of a two-state solution
by His Majesty King Abdullah II
My Friends,
Today I want to talk about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which has almost defined the modern history of my region. But I do not want to talk about missed opportunities. I want to focus on the urgency of not missing any more … and on why, and how, the United States can lead.
The United States has a stated, strategic interest in ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Few crises in history have presented such a potent mix of threats—from the regional instability and violence it promotes, to the worldwide divisions it has caused, divisions actively exploited by extremists. But, there have been equally few situations where a just solution could bring such powerful benefits—not only to the parties, not only to the region, but to the world as a whole.
Yet time is not on our side. Every day we lose makes the conflict much harder to resolve. And that is a danger to all of us. Read more…
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