I would like to endorse Remona Aly’s article on the need for women to be included in peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine, as they were in the Good Friday agreement in Ireland (Violence rages in Gaza, but a meeting of Jewish and Muslim women has given me hope, 31 October). In fact, I seem to remember Irish women taking the initiative and insisting on stopping the war.
I commend Julie Siddiqi’s bridge-building efforts with the Nisa-Nisham network too. I also have friends and relatives who are Jews and Muslims, and don’t wish to see any of them get dragged into racist warfare.
