His Majesty King Abdullah affirmed that peace was an Arab Israeli, American and international interest, because peace means development, a better future, and economic growth and cooperation.

In an interview with Director of Agence France-Presse Amman Bureau Randa Habib, King Abdullah said if Israel is keen to have normal relations with Arab states, it should withdraw from all occupied Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese lands.

"There is a tremendous need to move quickly, seriously and effectively. Otherwise the possibilities of a new round of violence, a new war, will increase and the region and the world will pay the price," he said.

Israel, he added, now has a chance to live in peace and achieve acceptance within the region according to the Arab Peace Initiative, and it must choose between this and continued isolation within the region and bearing responsibility for continued conflict and the threat of war.

The King said the Arab world “has done and will do what is required of it.”

The Arab states have presented an initiative to achieve comprehensive peace and have committed to working to achieve that goal in accordance with this initiative, which corresponds to international consensus about what is necessary to end the conflict.