The King: The most dangerous delusion is the belief that Arab countries have never sought peace

His Majesty King Abdullah II affirmed that Arab countries have sought to achieve peace, noting that the Arab Peace Initiative offered Israel an offer to normalize relations in return for peace and the establishment of a Palestinian state.

In a speech before the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, His Majesty said that one of the most dangerous delusions is the belief that Arab countries have never sought peace.

The King pointed out that the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative offered Israel normalization of relations with 57 Arab and Muslim countries, including Iran and Iraq at the time, in return for peace and the establishment of a Palestinian state.

He added that the offer remained in place for more than twenty years, affirming that "the obstacle was never the absence of a partner to achieve peace, but the absence of an Israeli government willing to accept it".

His Majesty said that there is another delusion represented by the belief that the Israeli leadership's rejection of a Palestinian state is a position that can be changed, adding: "It will not change, but it is being cemented on the ground".

He pointed to the Israeli government's acceleration of settlement operations and land confiscation, noting that these measures did not start recently, and that the map has been changing since the Oslo Accords “little by little, settlement by settlement.”