It has not been easy.
Feelings run high on both sides.
Mutual mistrust is deep. There are wounds in the families and communities concerned that may take a generation to heal. One of the lessons of the past few days is that there can be no lasting security without lasting peace. That is why we need to look beyond the violence and bitterness, the pain and the hurt, beyond even the outcome of today's summit, to a future in which Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in a just and lasting peace. Silencing the guns, ending the violence, is a real achievement.