Innovative and bold diplomatic initiatives for peace must be launched as an alternative to the logic of military force. This has happened before. The Gulf War led to the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991 and the subsequent Oslo Accords between the PLO and Israel in 1993.
This crisis, too, can be a stepping-stone for enabling a long-term political solution involving all parties in the Middle East. Today’s incoherent, piece-meal strategies will not be able to break the vicious cycle of violence. As well as taking collective action to stop the war in Lebanon and Gaza, key players like the “quartet” – the UN, the United States, the European Union and Russia – must develop a comprehensive security framework for the Middle East. The international community should demand the immediate start of negotiations towards the creation of a Palestinian state and push for direct negotiations on a peace agreement between Israel and Syria.
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This crisis, too, can be a stepping-stone for enabling a long-term political solution involving all parties in the Middle East. Today’s incoherent, piece-meal strategies will not be able to break the vicious cycle of violence. As well as taking collective action to stop the war in Lebanon and Gaza, key players like the “quartet” – the UN, the United States, the European Union and Russia – must develop a comprehensive security framework for the Middle East. The international community should demand the immediate start of negotiations towards the creation of a Palestinian state and push for direct negotiations on a peace agreement between Israel and Syria.
For complete IIPM article click here
Source:- IIPM Editorial
Visit also:- IIPM Publication, Business & Economy & Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative
