It takes true greatness to compromise and make peace with your enemies. One powerful example is King Hussein of Jordan sharing a cigarette with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin after the signing of the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty on October 26, 1994, facilitated by U.S. President Bill Clinton. In the photograph, the two leaders are seen talking on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
When you reflect on those photos in the context of the current violence between the Palestinian people and the State of Israel, it's hard not to feel sorrow.
Here are two former adversaries, once bitter enemies, standing together, sharing a quiet moment after countless rounds of bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
That is what a genuine commitment to peace looks like. That is what leadership looks like. Sadly, it is exactly what is missing today in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
May 16, 2021
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