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As Palestinians and Israelis wait to see what comes after the ceasefire in Gaza, some are looking to Northern Ireland’s peace process in the 1990s for lessons on how to move from war to peace.
Two figures from that process, former Prime Minister Tony Blair and his former chief of staff Jonathan Powell, are back in the spotlight as they are involved in talks with the United States and other countries about Gaza’s future.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this week that “drawing on our experience in Northern Ireland, we stand ready to play a key role in the decommissioning of Hamas’ weapons and capability.”
During “the Troubles,” around 3,600 people were killed and 50,000 wounded in three decades of violence over Northern Ireland’s status. A peace deal, the Good Friday Agreement, was finally signed in 1998.
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