Hiba Qasas

And then the system stays exactly the same.

And it looks from the outside like a self-licking ice cream.

You really don't see anything changing in reality.

I think we have to see a serious reform of the UN and we need to see that there is actually a very pragmatic approach to cooperation that is based around coalitions of the willing, of countries that are working together around advancing peace and security because it's in their best interest.

I mean, look, the thing is that both the Israelis and the Palestinians who are part of this coalition continue to push for a political solution, even in the midst of war.

I mean, this is a coalition that started after October 7th, the war in Gaza, and it continues to hold and it continues to push.

And we continue to table very concrete ideas and proposals of how

How do you move forward?

So it's not what's happening and the escalation doesn't deter us.

It just makes us more determined.

And I'm seeing more and more people are joining us in our efforts.

And I think something, you know, my organization, Principles for Peace, we don't only work on the Middle East.

You know, part of our effort is to help support and transform the global peacemaking space.

And

We are trying to promote a new approach to peacemaking with new principles and new tools and simulations.

And we're using also AI.

And we've developed this thing called the Peace Navigator, which I think is very interesting.

And it brings a lot of data from 56 countries with almost 23 years of data.

And we're using AI to make more sense of the data so it can give some simulation for decision makers when they're thinking of the trends.

And the trends are clear.