[irishloop]

The Palestine/Israel conflict is significantly longer than any of the examples you gave.

Which is not to say that its impossible. But the older I get, the less hope I have.

[Thedarkb]

The ethno-religious conflict in Northern Ireland dates back to the seventeenth century and the question of Irish sovereignty dates all the way back to the twelfth century!

[ajb]

Ethic conflicts all end eventually. A historian: https://archive.is/zADeF

TLDR: the ways they end are:

- partition

- equal representation

- one side driving out/murdering the other

It does seem like a lot of people have given up on the first two, but if it's not one of those then it's the third one. So we have to work towards making it one of the first two.

[peterashford]

I think that's the head of the nail firmly hit. Succinct summary :o)

[peterashford]

Apartheid started in 1948. It was around for quite a long time. And the roots of the division in Northern Ireland went back centuries. But yes, long running divisions are harder to solve. Harder != impossible. And look at history - stuff changes.