UN General Assembly
2012

it to our peoples. However, if we want to truly embrace the changes that are taking place around us, we must take them further. The call to rise above stalemate and stagnation is nowhere more evident than in the Middle East peace process, where the fear of change is holding all those involved back. The parties concerned must face some uncomfortable truths in order to overcome the stumbling blocks. Bickering over who does what when is not the way forward. Forging common ground does not equate with giving in. Malta believes that the international community must redouble its efforts in that process and that there can be no rest until the world welcomes a truly stable and secure Middle East. We owe it to the Palestinians and the Israelis. We owe it to the wider Mediterranean region, which has now been deadlocked for far too long in the grips of that struggle. There really is no other option than that, for the alternative is further entrenchment of the positions held and more extremism