In order for Europe to move beyond words and to actually have the ability to influence positive Israeli and Palestinian movement towards real peace, it must be willing implement policies that can convince people and governments that Europe is serious.
Gershon Baskin, , who was galvanized to political action at the age of 9, shares the improbable things that happened in his life of Baskin
Gershon Baskin asks if would be great if the people of Gaza said to Hamas and Jihad “we don’t want you to defend us by sending rockets into Israel … We want our leadership to invest in building schools, parks, museums, factories, etc. and not rockets, bunkers, and bombs”… [Gaza] is not like the West Bank -Israel has no territorial claims or aspirations in Gaza.
It remains to be seen whether the prime minister’s show of strength will prove an effective deterrent.
Todo lo que está pasando actualmente no era inevitable, pero hubiera sido necesaria la intervención de mentes más frías. El asesinato de Yabari acaba de sacar del escenario a uno de los actores políticos más útiles de Hamas.
askin spoke of the possibility of the United States supporting this at the UN Security Council, but this did not come to pass. That is why Abbas wants to go now to the General Assembly, which will not lead to a state on the ground, but will enable the Palestinians to attempt to Israel at the International Criminal Court
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 shares information regarding a ceasefire agreement that Israel sent to Ahmed Al Jabari, commander of Ezzedine Al Qassam, Hamas’s military wing.
Gershon Baskin claims that the only reason Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has for celebrating,is that maybe his people in Gaza will get one or two nights sleep without being bombarded.
Gershon Baskin, as a critical Israeli and a peace activist believes that Israel wants nothing more from Gaza than to live in peace and quiet.