Oslo Peace Talks and the Mediation Process

Inflamed feelings, hostility and violence that capture the common senses, wisdoms and minds of the conflicting parties are the norms of conduct. These factors lead the conflict to follow an extremely destructive path which makes it rather arduous for any political compromise or negotiated settlement through a peace initiative to be achieved. This brings before us a formidable and disheartening question of “how best we should approach and go about such conflicts”. For any reason, even with a slightest excuse or with any provocative act, be it domestic or external, intractable conflicts can easily sacrifice any peace effort, thus challenging and resisting settlement.