Gershon Baskin shares his insights about the back-channel negotiations between the two parties, and showed how upcoming actors in the region, such as Egypt, may play a more important role in the peace process.
Gershon Baskin clarify’s his position regarding the “deal” with the Hamas
My vote will go to those leaders who present me a future of promise, a future of peace and understanding with our neighbors and not those who promise me a better war.
Mr. Jabari is dead — and with him died the possibility of a long-term cease-fire. Israel may have also compromised the ability of Egyptian intelligence officials to mediate a short-term cease-fire and placed Israel’s peace treaty with Egypt at risk.
The roles that Ahmed Jabari and Razi Hamed play in Hamas-Israel Relations.
The assassination of Jaabari was a pre-emptive strike against the possibility of a long term ceasefire. Netanyahu has acted with extreme irresponsibility. He has endangered the people of Israel and struck a real blow against the few important more pragmatic elements within Hamas.
Gershon shares his insights about Ahmed al-Jabari, the second-in-command of the military wing of Hamas.
Obama must clearly act on U.S. interests and at the same time be keenly sensitive to politics of both sides, without surrendering to them.
The current political and economic situation of Israel and the entire world today, election season 2012 does not offer incentive or even fantasy that aggression will bring votes.
If it is true that both sides see no reason or have no interest to escalate the conflict at this time, we need to find a way to prevent the cycle from repeating itself.