Published: 13 November 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
IDEAS WHICH HELPED solve the Northern Ireland and Colombia conflicts can help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ex-Northern Ireland first minister Peter Robinson and ex-Irish deputy prime minister Eamon Gilmore told The Jerusalem Post.
Gilmore is the UN envoy to help solve the decades-old Colombia conflict.
Although both expressed optimism over the ability to resolve intractable conflicts, they were quick to clarify that every conflict is unique and requires approaches specifically tailored to that conflict.
During the Innovations in Conflict Resolution and Mediation Conference at Tel Aviv University, Robinson said that, “There are key ingredients for a successful talks process: First, there need to be leaders. Second, all of the parties to the conflict need to... genuinely want to resolve the issues” and “not just say it.”
“When you have those, any problem can be overcome,” he added.
FULL STORY Can N. Ireland, Colombia help resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (Jerusalem Post)
Photo: Peter Robinson speaks to the press in Belfast, December 2014 (Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)
