based Al-Jazeera said it will be impossible to separate politics from economy, adding that the countries which suffer from political instability also sustain difficult economic situations. "Moreover the economic crises lead to unemployment and poverty, paving the way for political turmoil and even military coups and civil wars". It highlighted wise observations of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz on the prospects of peace in the Middle East in an article published in the London-based 'First Magazine' on the occasion of Group-20 summit. "The Arab region has suffered from economic problems due to the continuation of the Israeli occupation of Palestine". The daily inquired: "How it will be possible to attain development in a region which is in dire need of growth and advancement but is subjected to the imposition of constant wars by the Zionists?" In his article, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has politely diagnosed the disease by affirming that without a comprehensive and fair peace in the region, it will be meaningless to speak about instability and its economic growth. "The Arabs are facing political problems which entails disastrous economic impacts due to the Israeli war crimes committed against the Arabs and the Palestinians in particular, through the Zionist bloody history". By turning down the Arab peace initiative, launched by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Israel will keep the region explosive, said the paper, noting that the future is gloomy after the assumption of power by a right-wing government in Israel. It noted that the new Israeli government is not concerned with Annapolis agreement and rejects the idea of two states defying the international community including the US. "The world is concerned with peace in the region not for moral reasons or for respecting the international conventions, but for economic motives due to the fact that the Arab region contains large quantities of oil, which means that escalation of dispute in the region will have an adverse impact on the world economy," the paper noted. --MORE
