The Israeli writer, David Grossman, whose son, a soldier, was killed in the last Lebanon war, says something that resonates very strongly with Northern Ireland experience.
He says most people in Israel and Palestine already know the solution and the compromise. The problem is getting to it, and if Israel had good leadership that leadership would be making that solution plain and clear.
That, is his lesson from Israeli experience, and it is the chief lesson of our own.
Archive for April, 2008
Selling Peace to the World
Posted in Politics, Northern Ireland, tagged Israel, peace, Terror on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We know our Martin better than most.
Posted in Politics, Northern Ireland, tagged IRA, Ireland, Politics, Terror on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On the one hand we know what McGuinness did; on the other, we know little or nothing of the detail. Nor might we want to, just yet, when disclosure might create such political damage.
Oh Paddy, are you sure?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Currently the first and deputy first ministers are facing a split on the victims commission. If the DUP swings to the idea of changing the guidelines for the job, to rule out paramilitary activists as victims, they will probably have to readvertise the post.
A great precedent for co operation!
Deadlock on the dead
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Can those who created the victims in Northern Ireland create a credible Victims Commission? (Hearts and Minds, BBCNI ) It’s no surprise that the legalisation of our victims commissioners has stalled in political deadlock. The dispute over victims is now the crystalllisation of the whole conflict into a single issue. There will be no ideal [...]
More sex please
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As you can see, this is a bit of a tryout. I’ll drop in some of my journalism as I go and shorter comments too. I have just finished reading David Park’s outstanding novel, The Truth Commissioner and while I rate him a genius in melding the personal and the political I have to take [...]
