Three senior international experts on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict visited the Elliott School Monday, discussing current issues between the two parties and solutions to resolve the situation.Former Ambassador John McDonald, discussed his work with Israeli and Palestinian experts in resolving water conflicts, urging leaders to “listen and treat each other as equals.”
“The only way to resolve a conflict is to sit down face-to-face and talk about it,” the former ambassador explained.
Ghaith al-Omari, the advocacy director at the American Task Force on Palestine, urged pro-Palestinian voices to “play by the rules of the game” and “work within the system.”
He stated that both sides need to stop approaching the issue as if it’s a zero-sum game, “where a gain for one side, is the loss for another.”
Chris Tucker, a board member at Friends of the Arc, a development project aimed at enhancing the prospects for a future Palestinian state, emphasized the need for a sustainable state as population continues to grow.
His group plans to construct the infrastructure necessary to support a 21st century economy in the West Bank and Gaza by erecting new train and bus routes, allowing greater mobility.
“There will be no peace until we lay down the plans for prosperity,” Tucker said.
The plan is estimated to cost approximately $9.4 billion and create 160 thousand jobs each year for the first five years.
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