By defining the differences, perhaps we can bring about a rapprochement, or at least a rhetorical détente, before great nations freeze into polarization.
In 1819, in collaboration with Leopold Zunz, later a Judaic scholar, and Moses Moser, a merchant and mathematician, Gans founded and became president of the Society for Jewish Culture and Science, which attempted to demonstrate Jewish worth and bring about a rapprochement between Christians and Jews.
The WRU is expected to suggest that an independent figure, acceptable to both sides who is likely to be from the legal world, take part in the talks to help bring about a rapprochement, with the dispute having become increasingly bitter in the past two months.
"They've been reluctant to have an honest, full debate about the Iran deal, and about rapprochement with the Iranian regime.
The Kaczynskis' scepticism about rapprochement with Germany and Russia chimed with some Poles' deep historical fears.
"After the nuclear deal, in 2015, Putin worried about rapprochement between Iran and the United States," Vaez told me.
To bring about such a rapprochement was Jinnah's chief purpose during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
After a holiday in America, Mr Sarkozy was this week keen to display his determination to bring about another tricky rapprochement: between French business and the Anglo-Saxon model of global capitalism.On August 30th he became the first ruling head of state to address the Medef, France's leading business organisation.
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Saudi Arabia's initial silence about the agreement suggests deep anxiety about a rapprochement between the US and Iran, its greatest rival in the region, and a pivot away from the Gulf.
