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Middle East Peace Talks
Many people view the Middle East as having been a powder keg for the last half-century. These difficulties started when other countries, such as Great Britain, made decisions in the region, including setting boundaries, that historically did not work out well. This has been the cause of strife in other areas of the world as well. However, rightly or wrongly, many Arabs in the Middle East view the strife as going back much further. They point to the start of difficulties at the Crusades of the middle ages. This points to a very significant and basic problem: history is written, and viewed, differently by different groups in the world. In the case of the Middle East, the issue is history -- whether it's the history of something that happened last week or events from the 12th century.
To solve this difficult problem, it is necessary for everyone...
This means that representatives from Israel must acknowledge that Arabs believe that Israeli land was taken from without their permission or agreement. It means that Israel must recognize that Middle Eastern grievances go back much further than the founding of Israel.
To achieve this understanding of each others' perspectives, Middle Eastern leaders, for instance, would have to acknowledge that those who founded Israel did believe they had a Biblical right to the land, that their claim to it predated any Arab claims to it. Peace brokers would not look for agreement on these points; the goal would be for each side to be very clear about the others' perspectives.
Peace would still not be possible unless all parties came to the table in good faith and with determination to find a peaceful…
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