Gershon Baskin shares his views on the interrelationship between cooperation, federation, confederation and the Two State Solution in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
I think the general Israeli Jewish attitude is that we really don’t have anything to learn from the Arabs..Israel will not meet its full potential until Jews and Arabs are equal here, and until Israel no longer rules over millions of Palestinians who reject that rule.
Gershon Baskin believes in the power of people to be good, in the power of compassion, which is much stronger than hatred.
A set of parameters which are perceived as more balanced by Washington will have a greater chance of being accepted by a large part of Israeli society, even if the current government does not accept it. Those parameters would provide the basis for creating a Palestinian state that Israel could live with.
The battle to prevent Palestinian statehood has been lost, and Israel had better come to terms with this emerging reality.
Why can’t we bring 2,000 Israelis together for an intensive three-day seminar focused on justice, democracy, peace and security?
Gershon Baskin presents his twenty-three year experience trying to advance peace on the basis of Two-States for Two-Peoples. He provides his understanding of the development of the conflict over the past two decades, and offers a detailed analysis of the current political climate in Palestine.
At J-Street’s 2011 Conference, entitled “Giving Voices to our Values,” (Feb. 26-March 1, 2011 in Washington DC) Gershon Baskin stated that he supports a Unilateral Declaration of a Palestinian State that will result in a fait-accompli that the Israelis will have to deal with, including BDS against settlements and Israeli Read more
Gershon Baskin feel s that no matter how much concealer we apply, we cannot change reality or mask the fact that our Knesset has become a bastion of xenophobia.
When the Palestinians take to the streets, the squares and the checkpoints in mass nonviolent protest against the occupation, they will win. And when it’s all over, we will be grateful.