Martin McGuinness, chief negotiator of Sinn Fein, the I.R.A.'s political wing, acknowledged the importance of the changes on the ground though insisting that the credit for producing them belonged to the party's leader, Gerry Adams.
Sixty-five years later, the Palestinians still see the right of return as a moral imperative that must trump all other considerations, regardless of any changes on the ground.
The double disappointment of a lack of progress on the world stage and the lack of change on the ground could lead not only to a political backlash against Abbas but an outpouring of frustration in Palestinian towns and villages.
The unmanned planes are kitted out with Vader, a type of radar that senses changes on the ground and can be programmed to detect people walking or running.
"There is a lack of attitude change on the ground and a culture of impunity in relation to torture and ill treatment," it says.
Jesse Griffiths, a researcher at ActionAid, believes the reforms delivered at Accra have accelerated the pace of positive change on the ground.
As President Barack Obama worked the phones from Washington, calling the leaders of India and Brazil, Kerry praised countries moving towards renewable energy and proffered more aid to countries already living with the impacts of climate change on the ground.
As Barack Obama worked the phones from Washington, calling the leaders of India and Brazil, Kerry praised countries moving towards renewable energy, and proffered more aid to countries already living with the impacts of climate change on the ground.
In a sign of early change on the ground, Hamas's television broadcasts were beamed for the first time into the West Bank, and Palestinian Authority broadcasts into Gaza.
