Jordan's King Abdullah II says Israel must choose between the "fortress" mentality and peace. But Israel has already achieved both with respect to Egypt and Jordan, and will eventually do the same with Syria and Lebanon, by defeating enemies through military strength and defensive war. That is why Abdullah's father and Egypt's Anwar Sadat realized that a peace treaty was the only way for their nations to avoid further military and political loss.
Abdullah claims the solutions to all regional problems depend on Israel solving the "Palestinian problem." When Arab and Muslim leaders provide the Palestinians and citizens in their own countries with as much economic opportunity and political freedom as Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank had and squandered, they will be addressing the real "Palestinian problem."
As Abdullah's father recognized, the responsibility for movement toward peace in the region ultimately resides with its Arabs and Muslims, not with Israel
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