Prof. Ihsanoglu juga menghargai Raja Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz atas keberhasilan gagasannya untuk memprakarsai kesepakatan perdamaian antara Hamas dan Fatah yang bersejarah, dalam rangka mengakhiri permusuhan di kalangan faksi-faksi Palestina.
Prof. Ihsanoglu praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for his successful initiative that resulted in concluding historic peace deal between Hamas and Fatah and ending infighting between Palestinian factions.