Prince El Hassan: Weapons of mass distraction are being used in region
His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal said that Jordan has sought for over three decades to achieve a peace based on justice, emphasizing that the obstacle hasn't been the absence of a a partner for peace, but the absence of an Israeli government willing to accept it.
In an interview with Sky News monitored by 'Ammon News', His Royal Highness added that this Israeli government understands the power of attention, and lately it has not liked the attention it's been getting and when confronted with evidence of wrongdoing, rather than change course, it opts for distraction.
He said: 'I call the weapons in this region not only of mass destruction, but of mass distraction. It opts for distractions, discredit discrediting its critics.'
The Prince noted that the problem is that the conflict has been managed rather than resolved.
His Royal Highness added: 'The peace treaty, is a legally binding international agreement, and it was concluded through Jordan's own constitutional and legal process. It was signed in 1994 by the Israeli Prime Minister of the time, Yitzhak Rabin, and Jordanian Prime Minister Abdelsalam Majali, witnessed by US President Clinton, Bill Clinton, and championed by King Hussein.'
He noted that Jordan has continued to uphold its international commitments, but the treaty provides an important framework for relations between the two countries even when there are and indeed there are profound disagreements over Israeli policies towards the Palestinians.
Prince El Hassan added: 'We still have diplomatic relations with Israel. We don't have an ambassador on post as it were either in Israel or as they would like to call it in Jerusalem. We regard the Jerusalem issue as an issue yet to be resolved. So I would say that the West Bank and Gaza Strip are occupied territories but not disputed lands without clear sovereign rights. So I would like to emphasize that whereas Israel maintains a mission in Jordan at least nominally there is very little exchange of ideas between Israelis and Jordanians other than through well-intentioned third parties and that is basically a large part of the large swathe of the Western world. But even Western countries, European countries, are now beginning to take issue with the settlements issue which is the real elephant in the room at the present time.'
Regarding the war in Gaza, Prince El Hassan stated that over 70 or 80% of this of Gaza has been destroyed emphasizing that UNGA resolution 3236 in 1974 reaffirmed the Palestinian people's inalienable rights to self-determination, national independence, sovereignty, and return.
'We have been accused of stripping the Palestinians of their right. This could be not be further from the truth because this country has treated refugees, and in particular Palestinian refugees, with almost a carte blanche. We would not stand for the stripping of nationality or the regarding of nationals of this region of the world as second-class citizens in in in our world,' he added.
Prince El Hassan stated that Jordan is always caught in the crossfire because of its geography, saying: 'We're surrounded by frenemies, that is Arab countries and Israel. Israel has always made the usual complaints as Shimon Peres made to me, 'We are surrounded by enemies,' he said. I said, 'You think you have a problem? We're surrounded by frenemies.' Including our peace partners.'
The Prince emphasized that the time has come to make it clear that if you want to stabilize the region, you talk to your enemy, you don't talk to your friend necessarily. And that's what Jordan did in the peace treaty.
Prince El Hassan warned of the dangers posed by missiles and drones entering Jordanian airspace, noting that this highlights Jordan's exposure to a regional conflict not of our own making.
'And that's me takes me back to the Iran situation since the outbreak of hostilities with the United States and Israel. So, breaches are not only a security concern, but the question of sovereignty. And we are still sovereign states. And I think what is important is to bear in mind that the Levant uh including Egypt, Turkey, and Iran are over 400 million people. Where are we supposed to go?,' he added.
He concluded by saying: 'The region as it is referred to often is the Middle East, but that is a misnomer. The Middle East is only important because of what lies under the ground. And that means digits. People have become digits, have become ciphers. And Jordan does not want to become a theater for conflict taking place elsewhere.'
His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal said that Jordan has sought for over three decades to achieve a peace based on justice, emphasizing that the obstacle hasn't been the absence of a a partner for peace, but the absence of an Israeli government willing to accept it.
In an interview with Sky News monitored by 'Ammon News', His Royal Highness added that this Israeli government understands the power of attention, and lately it has not liked the attention it's been getting and when confronted with evidence of wrongdoing, rather than change course, it opts for distraction.
He said: 'I call the weapons in this region not only of mass destruction, but of mass distraction. It opts for distractions, discredit discrediting its critics.'
The Prince noted that the problem is that the conflict has been managed rather than resolved.
His Royal Highness added: 'The peace treaty, is a legally binding international agreement, and it was concluded through Jordan's own constitutional and legal process. It was signed in 1994 by the Israeli Prime Minister of the time, Yitzhak Rabin, and Jordanian Prime Minister Abdelsalam Majali, witnessed by US President Clinton, Bill Clinton, and championed by King Hussein.'
He noted that Jordan has continued to uphold its international commitments, but the treaty provides an important framework for relations between the two countries even when there are and indeed there are profound disagreements over Israeli policies towards the Palestinians.
Prince El Hassan added: 'We still have diplomatic relations with Israel. We don't have an ambassador on post as it were either in Israel or as they would like to call it in Jerusalem. We regard the Jerusalem issue as an issue yet to be resolved. So I would say that the West Bank and Gaza Strip are occupied territories but not disputed lands without clear sovereign rights. So I would like to emphasize that whereas Israel maintains a mission in Jordan at least nominally there is very little exchange of ideas between Israelis and Jordanians other than through well-intentioned third parties and that is basically a large part of the large swathe of the Western world. But even Western countries, European countries, are now beginning to take issue with the settlements issue which is the real elephant in the room at the present time.'
Regarding the war in Gaza, Prince El Hassan stated that over 70 or 80% of this of Gaza has been destroyed emphasizing that UNGA resolution 3236 in 1974 reaffirmed the Palestinian people's inalienable rights to self-determination, national independence, sovereignty, and return.
'We have been accused of stripping the Palestinians of their right. This could be not be further from the truth because this country has treated refugees, and in particular Palestinian refugees, with almost a carte blanche. We would not stand for the stripping of nationality or the regarding of nationals of this region of the world as second-class citizens in in in our world,' he added.
Prince El Hassan stated that Jordan is always caught in the crossfire because of its geography, saying: 'We're surrounded by frenemies, that is Arab countries and Israel. Israel has always made the usual complaints as Shimon Peres made to me, 'We are surrounded by enemies,' he said. I said, 'You think you have a problem? We're surrounded by frenemies.' Including our peace partners.'
The Prince emphasized that the time has come to make it clear that if you want to stabilize the region, you talk to your enemy, you don't talk to your friend necessarily. And that's what Jordan did in the peace treaty.
Prince El Hassan warned of the dangers posed by missiles and drones entering Jordanian airspace, noting that this highlights Jordan's exposure to a regional conflict not of our own making.
'And that's me takes me back to the Iran situation since the outbreak of hostilities with the United States and Israel. So, breaches are not only a security concern, but the question of sovereignty. And we are still sovereign states. And I think what is important is to bear in mind that the Levant uh including Egypt, Turkey, and Iran are over 400 million people. Where are we supposed to go?,' he added.
He concluded by saying: 'The region as it is referred to often is the Middle East, but that is a misnomer. The Middle East is only important because of what lies under the ground. And that means digits. People have become digits, have become ciphers. And Jordan does not want to become a theater for conflict taking place elsewhere.'
His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal said that Jordan has sought for over three decades to achieve a peace based on justice, emphasizing that the obstacle hasn't been the absence of a a partner for peace, but the absence of an Israeli government willing to accept it.
In an interview with Sky News monitored by 'Ammon News', His Royal Highness added that this Israeli government understands the power of attention, and lately it has not liked the attention it's been getting and when confronted with evidence of wrongdoing, rather than change course, it opts for distraction.
He said: 'I call the weapons in this region not only of mass destruction, but of mass distraction. It opts for distractions, discredit discrediting its critics.'
The Prince noted that the problem is that the conflict has been managed rather than resolved.
His Royal Highness added: 'The peace treaty, is a legally binding international agreement, and it was concluded through Jordan's own constitutional and legal process. It was signed in 1994 by the Israeli Prime Minister of the time, Yitzhak Rabin, and Jordanian Prime Minister Abdelsalam Majali, witnessed by US President Clinton, Bill Clinton, and championed by King Hussein.'
He noted that Jordan has continued to uphold its international commitments, but the treaty provides an important framework for relations between the two countries even when there are and indeed there are profound disagreements over Israeli policies towards the Palestinians.
Prince El Hassan added: 'We still have diplomatic relations with Israel. We don't have an ambassador on post as it were either in Israel or as they would like to call it in Jerusalem. We regard the Jerusalem issue as an issue yet to be resolved. So I would say that the West Bank and Gaza Strip are occupied territories but not disputed lands without clear sovereign rights. So I would like to emphasize that whereas Israel maintains a mission in Jordan at least nominally there is very little exchange of ideas between Israelis and Jordanians other than through well-intentioned third parties and that is basically a large part of the large swathe of the Western world. But even Western countries, European countries, are now beginning to take issue with the settlements issue which is the real elephant in the room at the present time.'
Regarding the war in Gaza, Prince El Hassan stated that over 70 or 80% of this of Gaza has been destroyed emphasizing that UNGA resolution 3236 in 1974 reaffirmed the Palestinian people's inalienable rights to self-determination, national independence, sovereignty, and return.
'We have been accused of stripping the Palestinians of their right. This could be not be further from the truth because this country has treated refugees, and in particular Palestinian refugees, with almost a carte blanche. We would not stand for the stripping of nationality or the regarding of nationals of this region of the world as second-class citizens in in in our world,' he added.
Prince El Hassan stated that Jordan is always caught in the crossfire because of its geography, saying: 'We're surrounded by frenemies, that is Arab countries and Israel. Israel has always made the usual complaints as Shimon Peres made to me, 'We are surrounded by enemies,' he said. I said, 'You think you have a problem? We're surrounded by frenemies.' Including our peace partners.'
The Prince emphasized that the time has come to make it clear that if you want to stabilize the region, you talk to your enemy, you don't talk to your friend necessarily. And that's what Jordan did in the peace treaty.
Prince El Hassan warned of the dangers posed by missiles and drones entering Jordanian airspace, noting that this highlights Jordan's exposure to a regional conflict not of our own making.
'And that's me takes me back to the Iran situation since the outbreak of hostilities with the United States and Israel. So, breaches are not only a security concern, but the question of sovereignty. And we are still sovereign states. And I think what is important is to bear in mind that the Levant uh including Egypt, Turkey, and Iran are over 400 million people. Where are we supposed to go?,' he added.
He concluded by saying: 'The region as it is referred to often is the Middle East, but that is a misnomer. The Middle East is only important because of what lies under the ground. And that means digits. People have become digits, have become ciphers. And Jordan does not want to become a theater for conflict taking place elsewhere.'
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Prince El Hassan: Weapons of mass distraction are being used in region
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