This structural harmony in positions represents the essence of the Jordanian political doctrine extending from Hussein to Abdullah II; a doctrine based on an authentic historical approach forged by King Hussein - may his soul rest in peace - and whose foundations he established, to be inherited by King Abdullah II with firmness and certainty, carrying the trust of passing these political and national genes to future generations. Perhaps the key to deciphering this steadfastness lies in the 2024 speech itself, when His Majesty invoked the legacy of his symbolic father, who fought for a just peace until his last breath. This invocation was not merely a sentimental tribute to a father, but a firm political declaration placing the current leadership at the core of this historical approach, and a categorical refusal to inherit sons or the sons of the nation a future groaning under the weight of surrender or the acceptance of afait accompli.
In this strategic space, the duality of "peace and surrender" acquires its true Hashemite definition; for Jordan, which adopted peace as a promising choice and launched it as a state path, has never understood it as submission to the dictates of brute force, nor as a relinquishment of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, nor as turning a blind eye to attempts to liquidate the cause through forced displacement. Hence, the royal discourse shifts the collective awareness from the traditional question "Who wants peace?" to the fundamental and fateful question: "What kind of peace do we want?" Is it a peace that ends the occupation and establishes the independent Palestinian state, or a disguised surrender imposed by force of arms that Jordan and the world are expected to call peace?