Fathom Editors: Alan Johnson, Toby Greene and Lorin Bell-Cross

Professor Alan Johnson is Editor of Fathom and Senior Research Fellow at BICOM. He is an editorial board member of Dissent Magazine and Senior Research Associate of the Foreign Policy Centre; Dr. Toby Greene, is the Director of Research for BICOM and the Deputy Editor of BICOM’s Fathom journal. He frequently writes on Israel and the region for a range of print and online publications and has provided expert analysis on Israeli affairs for media outlets including the BBC, Sky and ITN. He is a Visiting Scholar in the Politics department at Tel Aviv University where he also teaches a course on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His book, ‘Blair, Labour and Palestine: Conflicting Views on Middle East Peace After 9/11’ was published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2013 and was described as “an important contribution” by the LSE Review of Books. Before moving to Israel he was Head of Policy and Research for Labour Friends of Israel. Toby holds a PhD in politics and Middle East studies from University College London; Lorin Bell-Cross is also Assistant Editor of BICOM’s Fathom Journal. Lorin speaks fluent Hebrew, having lived in Israel for eight years. During his time there, he was a member of Sadakaa-Reut, a youth organisation dedicated to promoting justice and equality among Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel. Lorin studied History and Politics at the University of York and was awarded first class marks for his analysis of Middle Eastern strategic thinking.
Gershon Baskin

Two States for Two Peoples – 20 years after Oslo II: How to renew the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians

Gershon Baskin makes the case for a new compact for Gaza: reconstruction for demilitarization. Gershon believes that you cannot resolve the problem by just throwing money at it. The reconstruction of Gaza is essential, but the Hamas isn’t the least bit interested in this. This was not what motivated them. It is very much an Israeli/Jewish mindset which says ‘let’s throw money at the problem and resolve it.’

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