I was just thinking… take all the big territorial disputes causing major tensions in the world today – Israel/Palestine, Kashmir, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, North Korea. What’s the common thread ? Bar North Korea, the legacy of British Imperialism.
Perhaps it’s the British taste for compromise which led to partition. Dividing lands between warring parties is easier than imposing a draconian settlement. Ireland in 1921, India/Pakistan in 1947, Israel/Palestine in 1948, Cyprus in 1974.
Almost all the partitioned territories have turned into open wounds of conflict, resentment and lasting hatred. The lesson must be: partition doesn’t work. Take note Mr Sharon.
So yeah... 