Ross added that the violence of the last five weeks has “created on both sides a sense of betrayal, mistrust and psychic wounds that will take a long time to heal.”
Ultimately, however, Israel and the Palestinians must learn to coexist, said the veteran Jewish diplomat.
But for peace to last, it must be accepted by the people and not just by leaders and negotiators, he said.
“In the long run, neither a military solution nor one imposed from the outside will work,” said Ross.