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Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.

Israel desperately needs peace if it is to come anywhere close to being the 'light unto nations' of Jewish dreams.

For me, peace should provide security to the Jewish people.

Peace should provide security. It should be durable. I'm ready to go far in making painful concessions. But there is one thing I will never make any concessions on and that's the security of the Israeli citizens and the very existence of the state of Israel. The Palestinians are losing time.

What Israel wants is peace with - and the acknowledgment of - all the Arab countries.

We have peace with Israel. We're actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking, 'Why are we having this relationship when it's not benefiting anybody?' Obviously, my answer is you always benefit from peace.

For development, peace is essential.

In some ways, Israel has achieved a peace. There are fewer rockets being sent into Sderot, there are no rockets to speak of from the North, there has been very little terrorism from the West Bank. It's a kind of peace. I hope for a better and more enduring peace. Peace is not an endgame; we will never be completely at peace.

Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians.

Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.