Arab Peace Initiative

But 80 percent of settlers are in 4 percent of the West Bank, very close to Jerusalem.

So that even the Arab Peace Initiative, which the whole Arab League signed on to, acknowledges that there will ultimately be land swaps, which means that Israel will annex some of the West Bank, that 4 percent.

And then Palestine will have to, like, take some land from somewhere else, the Negev, wherever it is.

I was going to say, wouldn't it be the bottom because that's what connects the Gaza to West Bank?

He has always been steadfast on this.

The Arab Peace Initiative, even before the Abraham Accords, Saudi Arabia has said, even before 2020 with the Abraham Accords, with the Arab Peace Initiative, Saudi Arabia has been on record and steadfast.

They have never changed on this position.

They said, we will do peace with Israel.

I mean, that's what Saudi Arabia wants.

They had the Arab Peace initiative from 2020- from 2002 already, going back 23 years.

Basically saying, "Look, just stop attacking.

Stop occupying, stop invading, stop conquering, stop killing.

But before that, You know, one of the things that was happening in the backdrop at the time was that the US administration was pushing for normalizing relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

And after the start of the war in Gaza, Saudi leaders were very clear, reminded everyone of the Arab Peace Initiative, where Palestinian statehood is the explicit condition for normalization with Israel.

Tell me about your role in that debate.

This idea of normalization with Israel has always been conditioned on a Palestinian statehood.

Great question.

So definitely that an appro- an American approach, they're trying to bring an end to wars, an end to the occupation, and, um, integrate Israel into a region, the way we call it in J Street, the 23-state solution, all the Arab countries that signed the Arab Peace Initiative, and the demilitarized Palestinian state.

It will be much easier with someone like Eisenkot.

Eisenkot.

Regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the current situation is extremely dangerous and requires urgent international intervention to stop human suffering in Gaza and end the occupation.

as the political solution based on the international League of Nations Resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative remains the only way to ensure just and lasting peace.

In this contest, the Arab League plays a unique and pivotal role, not only as a unified voice Condemning violations and supporting the Palestinian people's fixed rights, but also as an effective diplomatic platform that can mobilize international support, coordinate regional efforts and present a comprehensive collective Arab vision to facilitate political pathway, ensuring that any future solution respects Arab contents and leads to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Eastern Jerusalem as the capital, living in security and peace alongside its neighbors.

President Xi values the relationship with the Arab world.