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City of Peace
Gershon Baskin believes that Jerusalem, with two sovereigns, will be an open city demonstrating the human ability for creativity, ingenuity and the spirit of understanding, compassion and true sanctity.
Interviews
Gershon Baskin participates in Pathways to Peace Conference
Gershon Baskin discussed the the role of the United States administration in the peace process.
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Building peace from bottom up
Gershon Baskin believes that even if the official negotiations don’t begin, “economic peace” plans can have a positive political dimension. Netanyahu should adopt these and other steps that will demonstrate that Israel is interested in seeing a viable and successful Palestinian state as a good neighbor.
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The disposal of myths
Too much of what is commonly known about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is generated by the constant repetition of truisms that fit the justifications of one side’s explanations. Too few of us bother to weigh the possibility that there might be another interpretation of reality. If so, it might also suggest that our own may not be the exclusive version of truth.
Interviews
Saudi Arabian Cleric Wants To Broadcast From Israel
Gershon Baskin claims that Israel has issued entry permits to many Muslim pilgrims from countries without diplomatic ties to Israel, including Libya, Pakistan, Indonesia and even Saudi Arabia and that such visits are “low-key and under the radar.”
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The US Mediation Efforts – Proposed Next Steps
The settlement issue will continue to be the major point of contention between Israel and the PLO in the coming months of negotiations – whether through proximity talks or through direct face-to-face negotiations.
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What next – from crisis to progress?
The crisis in relations between Washington and Jerusalem is not necessarily a bad thing in terms of being able to move a peace process forward. There is no doubt that the crisis poses one of the most serious challenges to the Obama administration in its foreign policy agenda in general and potentially could shape and influence the policy of the US in the region for years to come.
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Deadly political babblings
Palestinians have an opportunity to play a constructive role in de-escalating the situation ignited by Netanyahu’s thoughtless words on the heritage sites.
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A free people in our land
The realities of a need for an immediate course change are so unambiguous that without it our survival as a Jewish and democratic state is sure to end.
Interviews
Site a poor choice for Museum of Tolerance
We agree with Baskin’s opinion that approval to build on top of the cemetery “is not a legal issue — anything can be made legal. This is a moral issue and an issue concerning the ability of people of the three faiths to live together in this land and in this city.