JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, AUGUST 25: (L-R) A delegation including former Irish president Mary Robinson, Gro Harlem Brundtland, US president Jimmy Carter, South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso visit the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on August 25, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. The delegation called 'The Elders' is on a three day visit to Israel and the West bank to promote peace and is funded by international businessmen such as Sir Richard Branson who also proposed the idea for the group. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, AUGUST 25: (L-R) A delegation including former Irish president Mary Robinson, Gro Harlem Brundtland, US president Jimmy Carter, South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso visit the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on August 25, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. The delegation called 'The Elders' is on a three day visit to Israel and the West bank to promote peace and is funded by international businessmen such as Sir Richard Branson who also proposed the idea for the group.

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