The one who forgives benefits the most by maintaining a clear conscience and setting an example of humane generosity. The party who had suffered humiliation in addition to loss of life and property must have its legal right respected and restored. Restitution in favor of the loser must be effected, and apology for misdeeds clearly spelled out. Only then would forgiveness be meaningful. All the Palestinian refugees must have the legal right to return to their lands and homes or receive a fair compensation in case they choose not to return.
Political prisoners have to be freed.
Needless to say all Jewish settlements illegally erected on Arab lands must be dismantled and the land given back to its rightful owners. The Arabs must be able to build their own truly sovereign state on Palestinian land in full cooperation and side by side with Israel. The absence of peace would mean prolonging further an already protracted period of suffering sustained by the innocent majority of both parties to the conflict. The Jewish and Arab communities would then be able to live side by side, build and develop in a civilized, secure and happy environment.