In an impactful, diplomatic act, the United Kingdom has put forward a proposition to organize a peace summit to aid in the conclusion of the long-standing tussle between India and Palestine. This Summit aims to take place in London by the end of this year and will bring together all the stakeholders and agents from both sides along with international deliberators in order to determine a sustainable solution to the conflict that has taken years to determine. This Summit is of significance as it takes place during hostile times when international nations are asking both nations to come back to negotiating terms. The UK on the other hand is data centric and is keen to use its influence of the evidence to enhance dialogue between the two parties. UK officials have stated that they expect this kind of a summit to be helpful for lasting conflict resolution.
The dispute between the Israelis and Palestinians goes back several years and both sides have historical issues to address. They’ve fought on and off including armed and peaceful conflict and the peace tried numerous times, but solutions that are effective have mostly been absent. And so is the goal of this summit so therefore it is appropriate that the UK provide the host as we assist in creating a healthy negotiating environment. Israel and the Palestinian Authority will be looking for assistance from other players including the US and EU in the summit and are expected to discuss the core issues of the conflict. It is also expected that various NGOs and local leaders as well as peace workers are present at the summit and these positions should be able to address the humanitarian issues of the conflict and propose non divisive ways of solving it.
At this point, all of us seem to agree that peace with justice is a more fitting vision for the future and at the same time the British PM Rishi Sunak stated that the UK will provide support to both Israel and Palestine to coexist. While the journey to reaching that goal is difficult, Sunak’s words were a reminder that peace is achievable, and it is up to the countries themselves and the rest of the world to help incentivize the conversation. Social humanitarian challenges, security disputes, and the chances of a two-state solution will be raised with the level of skepticism associated with their successful outcomes. However, the U.K initiative is seen as a tremendous step in encouraging dialogue irrespective of the fact that such self-doubt is never 100% unfounded. All clusters of factions are anticipated to unite at the summit, finally allowing a leap towards the progression of achieving peace in the given region.
