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‘Time is not on our side’

His Majesty King Abdullah delivers a speech at a ceremony hosted at the White House by US President Barack Obama to launch direct talks between the Palestinians and Israelis (Photo by Yousef Allan)
His Majesty King Abdullah delivers a speech at a ceremony hosted at the White House by US President Barack Obama to launch direct talks between the Palestinians and Israelis (Photo by Yousef Allan)

His Majesty King Abdullah has said a Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement on the basis of two states living side by side is a precondition for the security and stability of all countries of the Middle East.

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