Article: Peace is not about justice Lessons of Northern Ireland

Michael Goldfarb The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
12-08-2007
Peace is not about justice Lessons of Northern Ireland
Byline: Michael Goldfarb The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: OPINION

LONDON --

Justice is the glue that holds society together. Without an agreed system of law, people have no recourse when they have been wronged but revenge, blood-feuding and conflict.

But here is an irony: The price of conjuring peace out of conflict is that justice is not done; most crimes go unpunished.
As the participants in the recent Annapolis Conference try yet again to negotiate a final settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this is the critical point ...

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