Insights
Gershon Baskin shares ideas about the Annapolis Peace Meeting in Boston
Gershon Baskin shares ideas about the Annapolis Middle East peace conference at Temple Israel in Boston.
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U.S. can help forge Mideast peace
We in Israel and Palestine need a U.S. president who understands this, and will act on it. Someone who will turn to diplomacy before force, someone with the vision of a peace maker. We hope that American voters will take our message to heart, and support a candidate who will help to make Israeli-Palestinian peace a priority. Americans need peace, too.
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A presidential peacemaker
We in Israel and Palestine need a U.S. president who understands this, and will act on it. Someone who will turn to diplomacy before force, someone with the vision of a peace maker. We hope that American voters will take our message to heart, and support a candidate who will help to make Israeli-Palestinian peace a priority. Americans need peace, too.
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Gershon Baskin shares his views in Atlanta
Gershon Baskin was in Atlanta sharing his insights about peace in the Middle East.
Interviews
Israeli and Palestinian to speak on peace prospects
Gershon Baskin and Hanna Siniora, the leaders of the first joint Israeli- Palestinian think tank, Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI), will share a first-hand assessment of the state of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in these uncertain times.
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In Memoriam: Rita Baskin
Rita Baskin (April 15, 1931-February 24, 2008) died from internal injuries, three days after a car crash in Palm Springs FL. Her funeral service was held at Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapels west of Delray Beach and she was interred in the Wellwood Cemetery in Pinelawn, Long Island NY. A rnold Baskin walked away but still feels like he lost his life. She and her husband Arnold, would have celebrated 58 years of marriage on March Read more
Gilad Schalit
To save lives – negotiate with the devil
A military attack against Gaza will not achieve the strategic objective of ending the attacks from there against Israel. Only an agreed on cease-fire with Hamas will stop the Qassams.
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Hamas and Israel should sign a cease-fire agreement
Gershon Baskin’s feels that the present policy of pressure and strangulation of the Gaza Strip in order to weaken Hamas has backfired and Hamas is stronger now.
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A Hamas-Israel agreed ceasefire now
It is therefore of the utmost urgency that de-escalation of forces and tensions takes place on both sides of the Gaza border. The government of Israel and the PA in Ramallah should enter into direct consultations on the emerging situation on the ground.
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Challenges on the ground threaten progress in negotiations
The key to staying in power is not only in reaching an agreement, but in ensuring that both peoples remain hopeful that peace is actually a real possibility. In this area, they have a lot more work to do.