But at the same time the drain on Britain from the 25 years of violence is obvious.
Afterward, there were years of violence between the two factions.
It is far from clear whether such talks will lead to breakthroughs after years of violence.
The move comes after a year of high-profile anti-Semitic violence.
He says that the past two and a half years of Palestinian violence have been appalling.
More than 75,000 Algerians have died in seven years of violence.
"People are just worn out from so many years of violence, and they didn't want to risk a change," said one Western diplomat.
The 2000 presidential election, following years of political violence, was controversial.
It is a battle that many Israelis say they have been losing during the last four years of violence.
I know how the people long for peace after 25 years of violence.