Four peacebuilders from Israel and Palestine came to Nicosia this week to advocate for Cyprus to take a more active role in pursuing a political solution to a conflict on its doorstep whose existence predates the island’s own division.
Their visit comes amid three precarious ceasefires that have left the beleaguered region on a knife’s edge. The Israeli-American war on Iran is currently on hold, as is the Israeli incursion into Lebanon while the embers of war in Gaza smoulder out of sight. The three conflicts intertwine in various ways, while their impact is felt acutely in the region and beyond. At the core, sits the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
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