The King of Jordan says there will be no security or stability in the region unless Palestine achieves a sovereign state alongside Israel.

Jordan shares a border with Israel and until 1994 had been at war with the Jewish state since its post-war creation.

King Abdullah told his deputies that a two-state solution was the only option.

“The dangerous escalation and acts of violence and aggression currently taking place in the Palestinian Territories are proof that confirms, once again, that our region will never be secure nor stable without achieving just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the two-state solution, in order for the Palestinian people to gain their independent and sovereign state on the June 4th, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and so that the cycles of killing—whose ultimate victims are innocent civilians—end,” he said.

“For there can be no security, no peace, and no stability without a just and comprehensive peace, to which the only way can be through the two-state solution.

“Our compass will always point to Palestine, with Jerusalem in its heart, and we will never falter in defending its interests and just cause, until the brotherly Palestinian people regain their legitimate rights in full, in order for our region and all our peoples to enjoy peace, which is a right and a necessity for us all.

“Jordan’s position will remain unwavering, and we will not abandon our role—no matter the challenges—in safeguarding Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, under the Hashemite Custodianship.”

Jordan is a key voice in the region and an ally of the United States.