Avi Benlolo: Hope for peace in the Middle East — and beyond

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Despite political and social turmoil, war and the decline of democracies worldwide, we must strive for a world of peaceful co\u002Dexistence

Perhaps it was this sentiment, alongside historic developments in the Middle East, that inspired Pope Francis to gather faith leaders and encourage global co-operation. I’ve always held to the rosy and optimistic view that, despite the odds, humans can rise above their primal need for conflict. And even with all that’s wrong with the world, there are some encouraging signs of hope.

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. In the Middle East, however, necessity is the mother of peace. And when peace happens in that region, it happens expediently. At the same time Israeli negotiators were in Khartoum last week hammering out a peace deal, an Etihad Airways plane landed in Tel Aviv carrying a United Arab Emirates delegation to sign a $3-billion deal for regional development.

Israel’s business savvy ambassador to India told me that the relationship between the two countries has accelerated at warp speed recently. Ron Malka, who was the acting chairman of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange among other highly coveted positions in Israel, is all about developing a strategic relationship with India on issues like food, water, science and agriculture. Both being democracies, the two countries have many shared values, along with strategic and military interests.

 

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