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Changes in Gaza since the 2005 disengagement
Gershon Baskin shares his insights about the changes in Gaza since the 2005 disengagement and what has transpired in Gaza since Operation Protective Edge in the Summer of 2014.
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The distance between here and Peace and Security
Gershon Baskin thinks that most people here and around the world look at the Israeli-Palestinian predicament and say it’s hopeless. There are no solutions any more.
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As West Bank storm brews, Abbas looks to groom a successor
Gershon Baskin is conducting direct negotiations with Hamas via Ghazi Hamad for the release of two Israeli citizens believed to be held in Gaza.
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Doing the wrong thing at that wrong time
Gershon Baskin thinks that there will never be peace without talking with the moderate Palestinian leadership. There will not be peace now by talking to Hamas
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Here’s why Hamas and Israel may be secretly negotiating
Gershon Baskin thinks that even if an Israel-Hamas accord does strengthen Israel’s regional position, it could harm Israel’s relationship with the Palestinian Authority, signaling to moderate Palestinians that violence pays, as it destroys the Palestinian Authority, it destroys Palestinian moderates and it gives the Palestinians the message that you only get concessions from Israel through violence or force.
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Tony Blair: Hype or reality?
Making an agreement with Hamas is not in the interests of Israel or the Palestinians – which is the main reason why I think that this story is a lot more Tony Blair hype than reality.
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The one and only solution
Jerusalem must become the capital of both countries, but the physical division of Jerusalem cannot be accepted or tolerated.
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Yeshayahu Leibowitz was right!
The murders of Ali Dawabshe and Shira Banki were committed not by crazy people; they were acts inspired by rabbinic authorities and politicians who sanctify land above people.