Jordan’s King Abdullah II late Tuesday held separate meetings in Washington DC with leaders and members of US congress during which they discussed consequences of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.
King Abdullah reiterated that moving the US embassy to Jerusalem will have regional consequences that will undermine the opportunities for peace and reaching the two-state solution and weaken the chances of a success in the war against terrorism.
Moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem will have negative impacts on the region’s security and stability he said stressing the importance of the sacred city of Jerusalem for Arab and Muslim peoples.
Such a step the King explained will increase the anger and despair among Arabs and Muslims enabling extremists to further spread their dark ideologies and agendas.
In this regard he renewed affirmation that there is no alternative to the two-state solution which guarantees justice freedom and stability stressing the importance of avoiding measures that may undermine opportunities to resume the peace process.
