Israelis and Palestinians Quotes

“It is very unlikely that an Oslo-type agreement will soon bring peace. Alternatives move away from negotiations towards relationships and psychology. They may be frustrated by links between the conflict and people’s identities. Even if there is hope, and at this stage it is only hope, it may take decades rather than a century or more. But ‘hope’ is not just empty rhetoric. In identity-laden conflict, peace comes partly from gradual changes in how peoples see themselves and their opponents.”
― Jonathan Glover, Israelis and Palestinians: From the Cycle of Violence to the Conversation of Mankind

“The leaderships on both sides have everyone in a trap. They too are trapped. If Palestine Authority leaders repeatedly made statements strongly condemning all violence, many of those subject to checkpoint humiliations, night raids and house demolitions might switch support to Hamas. An Israeli government ending all repression might be accused of betrayal of Zionism. Two peoples, two leaderships, a four-way entrapment. I hope there are political scientists and game theorists working out escape strategies. Meanwhile some pessimism seems hard to avoid.”
― Jonathan Glover, Israelis and Palestinians: From the Cycle of Violence to the Conversation of Mankind