Gershon Baskin

Gershon Baskin believes that the goal should be to eventually reach a situation in which we envision breaking down walls and fences and not building them higher and stronger.

Gershon Baskin believes that we need a leader who loves Israel more than he loves himself, and that Netanyahu and his despicable like cannot and should not be the symbol of what Israel represents.

Gershon Baskin believes that would be a huge mistake to shut down the PA down because of its failure to achieve statehood and freedom.

Gershon Baskin believes that it take two sides to make peace, but the adoption of a clear strategy and policies that advocate reaching a two-state solution is much more likely to succeed than the current strategy of entrenchment of Israeli control and creeping annexation.

Gershon Baskin believes that Donald Trump is completely unpredictable, but what is clear is the responsibility of decisions that he will actually face when the weight of the world is on his shoulders.

Gershon Baskin believes that the number one economic issue is the need to make peace with our neighbors and that we must address this because if we don’t, we will continue to see more and more Israelis fall under the poverty line.

Gershon Baskin is against an imposed peace, and he is hopeful that the new American administration will tell us all that they will not come to our rescue with a new American-led peace initiative.

Gershon Baskin believes that Israel’s leaders have a responsibility to all of Israel’s citizens to build the paths of inclusion and belonging for Israel’s Palestinian citizens.

Gershon Baskin wishfully thinks that the “stepping out of the mold” of Avigdor Lieberman, a Soviet-born Israeli politician who serves as the Defense Minister of Israel, could be first step on a much longer path forging a new future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

Gershon Baskin thinks that the exact location of the border has to be determined in negotiations with the Palestinians, but first there must be a decision, by the government of Israel, that there must be a border.