"The national unity is the cornerstone of our stability and, as such, is a red line, the crossing of which will not be permitted,” he said.
In a speech commemorating the anniversary of his accession to the throne the monarch alluded to a statement issued last month by a number of retired army personnel who urged the government to stop naturalizing Palestinians because it empowers the alternative-homeland scheme supported by right-wing Israelis that would create a Palestinian state by carving out territory from Jordan.
"You should be sure that we will not accept, under whatever circumstances, a solution for the Palestinian question at the expense of Jordan. Also, Jordan will not have any role in the West Bank,” King Abdallah said. "At the same time, we will not give up our historical role and duty in supporting our Palestinian brethren until they set up their independent state on their national soil."
Jordan lost the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to Israel in the 1967 Middle East war. Amman dissociated its ties with the West Bank in 1988 and concluded a peace treaty with Israel in 1994.
The monarch also said in his speech that the government "will be making arrangements to ensure the polling process conducted in maximum transparency and fairness."
King Abdallah dissolved the lower house of Parliament in November two years before the completion of its four-year term amid charges the chamber had failed to perform its legislative and supervisory functions properly.
The government recently adopted a new election law to plug loopholes in the former legislation, which opposition parties said failed to provide for punishment of illegal practices, including vote buying.
