state solution. In the Arab Peace Initiative, all Arab countries committed themselves to achieve peace, security, recognition and normalization among all the countries of the region, including Israel. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, addressed the Israeli public directly when he first proposed the Arab Peace Initiative at the 2002 Arab Summit in Beirut by saying: “Peace emanates from the heart and mind, and not from the barrel of a cannon, or the exploding warhead of a missile. The time has come for Israel to put its trust in peace after it has gambled on war for decades without success. Israel, and the world, must understand that peace and the retention of the occupied Arab territories are incompatible and impossible to reconcile or achieve.” In Arabic we usually end by saying “May peace be upon you,” and this time let me say in addition, “May peace be achieved by you.” "Thank you."
