Today, Tuesday, the American newspaper The Washington Post published an article written by His Majesty King Abdullah II, in which he stressed that the two-state solution is the only way to achieve peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

His Majesty the King stressed that thousands of victims during more than a month of war on Gaza, the majority of them civilians, and that thousands of children were killed under the rubble of destroyed homes, schools and hospitals in Gaza, asking, “How can these brutal acts and crimes be accepted in the name of our common humanity?”

His Majesty called for respecting humanitarian principles “before it is too late and we reach the point of moral collapse for all of us,” pointing out that leaders around the world have a responsibility to confront the full truth of this crisis, no matter how horrific it is.

His Majesty the King pointed out that the families in Gaza who are being bombed and forced out of their homes with no place to take shelter are victims of collective punishment, as there is no safe place anymore, neither a hospital, nor a school, nor a United Nations building.

His Majesty said: “There is no doubt that the residents of Gaza will not leave their homes because of a leaflet or a text message ordering them to do so. They know that leaving means losing hope, dignity, and the opportunity to return to their land. They have witnessed this happen with many Palestinians before them and their ancestors throughout the past seven decades of this year.” "Conflict."

His Majesty the King added that the Israeli leadership that does not want to take the path of peace based on the two-state solution will not be able to provide the security that its people need.

His Majesty stressed that the Israelis cannot believe that security solutions alone will guarantee their safety and the continuation of their lives as usual, while the Palestinians live in misery and injustice.

His Majesty the King continued, "With the absence of a political horizon, there will be no future of peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike."

His Majesty pointed out that our responsibility at the present time is not limited only to imposing humanitarian intervention and ending the horrific war, but also to recognize that the current path is not a path in which any party will win.

His Majesty the King warned that if the situation remains as it is in the coming days, this would prompt an ongoing war of contradictory narratives about who has the right to hate more and kill more, and extremism, revenge, and persecution would increase, not only in the region, but throughout the world.

His Majesty stressed that the priority is to make a concerted international effort to develop a regional structure for peace, security and prosperity, built on Palestinian-Israeli peace on the basis of the two-state solution.

His Majesty the King wondered if there were realistic alternatives to the two-state solution, saying, "It is difficult to imagine any of them. A one-state solution would force Israel's identity to accommodate competing national identities, and a no-state solution would deprive the Palestinians of their rights and dignity."

His Majesty concluded, “Leaders who have a sense of responsibility must work to achieve results, starting now. This work will not be easy, but it is necessary. There is no victory in the massacre that we are witnessing, and no one will win unless the Palestinians obtain their rights and their state. Only this will amount to a victory.” "A real peace, for Palestinians and Israelis alike. It will also be, more than anything else, a victory for our common humanity."