Jordan Times
Friday, May 26, 2006
King pledges continued support for Palestinians
AMMAN (JT) — King Abdullah on Thursday pledged
continued support for the Palestinians until they establish an independent state
and restore their rights.
“We will not, on any day, under any circumstances, fail to support and assist
the Palestinians, until they attain their rights, including the establishment of
an independent Palestinian state on Palestinian soil,” King Abdullah said in an
address to the nation on the 60th anniversary of Independence Day.
“Jordan, brothers, cannot forget the union of blood, goals and destiny with the
Palestinian brethren; it is also impossible for Jordan to forget the blood of
our martyrs on the walls of Jerusalem and in the yards of the Holy Al Aqsa
Mosque.”
During a Zahran Palace ceremony, attended by senior officials and community
leaders, the King said Jordan First means “completing the building of a Jordan
that is strong and invincible, able to provide support and assist the Arab
brethren, whether in Palestine, or Iraq, or any other Arab country. It does not
mean deserting our duty towards our nation or its just causes.”
“Jordan will remain, with God’s grace, the Arab Muslim country that belongs to
the Arab and Islamic nation, keen to shoulder its religious and national duty
towards all Arab and Islamic causes. Under no circumstances will we permit
Jordan’s relationship with any country to be at the expense of our relations
with our Arab or Islamic nation,” he said.
The King said the country achieved a lot throughout the past seven years in the
fields of socio-economic development and political reform.
“But honestly, there is still a long way to go. We should all work together, in
the spirit of the one team that belongs to the homeland.”