Insights
The vision of real peace
It is time, one month before the elections, for the candidates to be bold and tell us what they really think – because until now they have been hiding behind empty words and stupid video clips.
Insights
The Right of Return Versus a New Home in a Settlement
Gershon Baskin feels that Jews can apply to be citizens of Palestine, under Palestinian law and sovereignty.
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The Peace Bridge
No one is deluded enough to believe that the Arab parties running on a single list means that there is real unity among them.
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The choices we must make
Any Israeli-Palestinian agreement must be based on the principles of mistrust and therefore must include enough safeguards to ensure implementation and to protect our vital national security needs.
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Israeli elections – It’s not about the economy
If the politicians fail to address how they will make peace with the Palestinians, then they must be demanded to state how they plan to continue to control them and the territories, how they plan to continue to deny the Palestinians the right of self-determination.
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Threats and security
Netanyahu is constantly reminding us of all of the threats that surround us.
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My humble advice to Prime Minister (elect) Yitzhak Herzog
Israel needs a world class statesman, not another small “p” politician.
Interviews
From a Hamas leader, unusual introspection
Ghazi Hamad, deputy foreign minister of Hamas, responded to an appeal by Israeli peace activist Gershon Baskin to negotiate the release of Gilad Shalit. For three months, Hamad conveyed messages from the Hamas government to then-prime minister Ehud Olmert, through Baskin and Olmert’s daughter Dana.
Insights
Returning to negotiations
Creating a genuine peace process that will seek to resolve all of the issues in conflict between Israel and Palestine
Interviews
Limmud 2014: Call to end discrimination against Israeli Arabs
Gershon Baskin, who was behind the momentous release of Gilad Shalit, told an audience that there is no area of life in Israel in which Arabs are not discriminated against.