Today, Wednesday, King Abdullah II opened the 19th regular session of the National Assembly by delivering the Throne Speech to both chambers combined (MPs and Notables).

The king said, "The dangerous escalation and acts of violence and aggression that the Palestinian territories are currently witnessing are evidence that reaffirms that our region will not enjoy security and stability without achieving a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, so that the Palestinian people obtain their independent, sovereign state along the June 4 lines." The year 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, will end the cycles of killing for which innocent civilians pay the price.”

The king added: "There is no security, peace, or stability without a just and comprehensive peace, for which the two-state solution is the only path."

He continued: "Our compass will remain Palestine, and its crown will be Holy Jerusalem, and we will not deviate from defending its interests and its just cause, until the brotherly Palestinian people regain their full rights, so that our region and all our peoples may enjoy peace, which is a right and a necessity for all of us."

He stressed that Jordan's position will remain steadfast, and we will not abandon our role, no matter how great the challenges are, in order to defend the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, and preserve them from the standpoint of Hashemite custodianship.

He added: "Jordan will remain in the trenches of Arabism, doing everything in its power to stand with its Arab brothers."