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Look to a Mediterranean version of the Hanseatic League as a first step to a global terrorism solution

By John Warren Gotsch

Published: December 3 2005 02:00 | Last updated: December 3 2005 02:00

From Mr John Warren Gotsch.

Sir, The last time I looked, Israel and Palestine were in the east Mediterranean. Not a silly observation, as too often conflict-resolution negotiators - such as those looking from the outside in, to resolve the seemingly intractable differences between Is­raelis and Palestinians - never step back to look at the conflict from a wider perspective. As an amateur photographer, I can tell you the world looks very different through my 200mm telescope lens than through my 20mm wide-angle lens.

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