This is the moment of truth. There may be no such moments in the near future. Of course there are many risks involved but there are even more risks for both sides if they fail to reach agreement. This is the real test of leadership.
A Ministry of Peace aims at enlarging the tool box of resources at the disposal of governments for dealing with conflicts, internal and external, and at enabling governments to develop alternative policies to the use of force.
Gershon Baskin believes that there is so much more to be gained from Syrian engagement than from their isolation.
Gershon Baskin, the founder of IPCRI, an Israeli and Palestinian think tank and Knesset member Robert Ilatuv of the Israel Beitenu party discuss pros and cons of a two State Solution.
Gershon Baskin and Hanna Siniora, in an open letter to the leaders of Palestine and Israel present three wild “out-of-the-box” ideas that could help to translate some of the progress into concrete steps that can be already implemented and would not only strengthen the process by translating them into reality, but will also strengthen their leadership facing their own people and the need to convince the public to support the process.
Gershon Baskin shares his thoughts regarding the The fall of the Gaza Strip to Hamas.
I am a neo-Zionist, a proud member of the Jewish people; an Israeli patriot committed to a prophetic vision of embodied within our Declaration of Independence a believer in our future.
Walk the Green Line is your opportunity to experience what the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about.
With the renewal of the peace process it is worthwhile to look at some of the lessons that should have been learned from the failure of the process thus far.
Gershon Baskin believes that the Palestinian leadership has reached a new crossroad – and they must make a choice in which direction to lead.