When those impressions are negative, they carry with them resentment and antagonism that inhibit peaceful coexistence and constantly threaten to erupt into open conflict.

UNESCO: WHO IS THE OTHER?

With the continuous social, climate and other changes of our planet, UNESCO invests in timeless values: education, scientific research and cultural diversity, thus laying the foundations for peaceful coexistence and sustainable development.

UNESCO: 70 Years

Prime Minister Najib Razak has tried to frame this shift in conceptual terms, establishing a Global Movement of Moderates and signaling Malaysia's clear intention to pursue peaceful coexistence and conflict resolution as bedrock policies.

WSJ: Michael Vatikiotis: Malaysia the Moderate Peacemaker

It is, at best, irresponsibly naive and, at worst, utterly reckless to pretend that -- absent appropriate punishment being meted out to Serbia for its aggression -- the parties will conform to the Vance-Owen plan's requirements for peaceful coexistence and co-governance of the federation.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

But there are more stories of peaceful coexistence, and that's most vividly expressed through music.

NPR: The Music Of Africa, By Way Of Latin America

The other award of the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy goes to Collectif Alpha Ujuvi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for its programme, Peaceful Coexistence of Communities and Good Governance in North Kivu.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

"Just and peaceful coexistence among the peoples of the Middle East can only be achieved through a spirit of cooperation and mutual respect, in which the rights and dignity of all are acknowledged and upheld, " the pope said.

CNN: Pope urges Israelis, Palestinians: 'No more war!'

And yet, because Israel has not wanted to impede on the possibility of peaceful coexistence with the Palestinians, for the past 18 years it has avoided mentioning its rights and instead focused solely on its security requirements.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel's path to victory

Although Mr Meshal has more weight, plenty of other Hamas leaders have said many times that Israel is a reality, that they want a Palestinian state along the 1967 ceasefire lines (ie, in the West Bank and Gaza only), and that one day, perhaps after a few decades of peaceful coexistence, they might put the question of formally recognising Israel to a Palestinian referendum.

ECONOMIST: Israel exists. A Hamas leader briefly admits the obvious