If Europe Could Do It, So Can the Middle East
Less than a decade after World War II, the “Old Continent,” with its religious and nationalist wars, great-power intrigue, secret diplomacy, and the endless redrawing of national boundaries, became a new kind of political entity. Now, peace-seeking Israelis and Palestinians must dare to envision a similar future for themselves.
BERLIN – In 1951, just six years after World War II, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany signed the Treaty of Paris, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.