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- Palestinian ambassador to UK: 鈥楲eaving two sides to sort it out 鈥� is like leaving the wolf with the lamb鈥�
- With sufficient global support, 鈥榯ransformation is imminent,鈥� Husam Zomlot tells event attended by Arab News
LONDON: The key to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is 鈥渁 very clear message from the international community,鈥� the Palestinian ambassador to Britain told a London think tank on Tuesday.
In a conversation hosted by Chatham House and attended by Arab News, Husam Zomlot told the audience that the Palestinians have fulfilled their part 鈥渋n making sure that we enforce ourselves into the Israeli public so that apathy doesn鈥檛 continue.鈥�
He added that the biggest factor for increasing awareness and forcing change in the region will be 鈥渨hat our youth do,鈥� pointing to the intensity of the next generation鈥檚 campaigning over the last month.
Zomlot said youth campaigns 鈥渉ave been very intense,鈥� adding: 鈥淥ur message was delivered to every Israeli household. It has cost us a lot, a lot of bravery and heroism. I鈥檓 following these kids in Jerusalem on social media, speaking to the media with such beautiful eloquence, framing the issue. It鈥檚 hitting the Israeli public and the world.鈥�
However, he said despite this energy and enthusiasm from youth activists, the lack of a clear message from the international community has limited the efficacy of their efforts.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 missing isn鈥檛 the Palestinian readiness to stand up 鈥� we鈥檝e proved that 100 times in the last 100 years 鈥� All the way to the Jerusalem uprising, we鈥檝e been delivering the message. What鈥檚 missing is a very clear message from the international community,鈥� he added.
鈥淟eaving two sides to sort it out 鈥� is like leaving the wolf with the lamb. What we can do is to resist, but resistance on its own won鈥檛 tilt the balance. We need the force of the third party that created the situation.鈥�
Zomlot said with sufficient international support following the latest wave of global attention, 鈥渢ransformation is imminent.鈥�