London – Britain’s Prince William plans to make bringing a “just and lasting peace” to the Middle East his “lifelong project,” a British tabloid reported, citing Palace source.
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“The visit had a profound effect on the Duke,” The Mirror reported, quoting what it called a “highly-placed Palace source.” Prince William also holds the title Duke of Cambridge.
The newspaper reported on Sunday that before his visit, the prince received extensive briefings on “the labyrinthine politics that have doomed previous attempts at peace to failure.” At the end of the trip he reportedly told his aides: “This is the start of something new. I will forever honor my commitments to the people I have met.”
Tradition dictates that royals stay neutral rather than entering the political landscape at home or abroad, according to the Mirror. But William, according to the report, plans to use his global platform to help the region achieve peace.
During his three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority, William met with politicians, officials, high-profile Israelis from all walks of life, youth, children and refugees. He also spent two days in Jordan.
At the British consul general’s residence in Jerusalem, William told the Palestinian guests, in a speech he reportedly rewrote after visiting a refugee camp near Ramallah: “My message tonight is that you have not been forgotten … I hope that through my being here and understanding the challenges you face, the links of friendship and mutual respect between the Palestinian and British people will grow stronger.”
He visited Jerusalem sites holy to all three major religions and paid his respects at the grave of his great-grandmother Princess Alice, who rescued a Jewish family during the Holocaust.
The article said that he has thought about the legacy of his mother, Princess Diana, who led the fight for causes including men suffering from AIDS in Britain, victims of landmines in Angola and Indians with leprosy.
The article also cited the royal source as saying: “The visit had a profound effect on the Duke. The places he visited, the people he met and the stories he heard have all moved him very deeply.”
Prince Willie is an amateur in a world of failed professionals. He’s getting in too deep if he thinks he can solve this unsolvable problem.
It’s an obsession that everybody has making peace between the Palestinians and Isrealis how about making peace in Syria Iran Iraq yemen We are thousands of women and children are getting killed how come nobody has any feelings for those people
He visited a ‘refugee camp’. Why didn’t he ask, right there on the spot, what the hell are there still refugee camps decades later. Why didn’t he ask, why haven’t the Arab ‘brothers’ absorbed them in their country. Why, why why
Perhaps the Duke can hook up with Jared K. and together they could try to figure something out.
The palies have no clue what peace really means and in fact will never seek it. The choleras running the show, abbas and co. don’t want any peace at all they’re better off with the status quo, financially and politically and otherwise.
The only peace ever to be had with the palies is when they’re completely eradicated from civilization.
Is he delusional? Does he think the British government will let him get involved in foreign affairs? Stay home, Willy, and fix the antisemitism in YOUR country (starting with Corbyn) before you throw your 10p into our affairs. We don’t need your help, we can – and should- deal with these subhumans ourselves.