Gershon Baskin believes that without having a solution to this conflict, he will continue to work every day to try to help us all to find the path back to the negotiating table and back to the hope that we will live in peace.
Gershon Baskin and his colleague and good friend Ali Abu Awwad were awarded the Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Peace Activist.
Gershon Baskin feels that will proudly waving the Palestinian flag is a provocation, but it is less about “identifying with a terrorist organization” or with the enemy, and more about protecting our democratic rights for free expression.
Gershon Baskin feels that we need to adopt a new way of thinking; one in which all segments of the population – from the river to the sea – can sit round the table together.
Gershon Baskin feels that it is time to put Israel’s amazing intelligence apparatus to much more intelligent use – developing the strategies and means for avoiding future rounds of fighting.
Gershon Baskin believes that Jerusalem is Israel and is also Palestinian. Jerusalem is Jewish and it is also Muslim and Christian. Jerusalem is a city that belongs to the whole world and to all of humanity. But in order for Jerusalem to be celebrated as unified, it must truly be a city of humanity.
Gershon Baskin feels that it is important to begin to break through the walls of despair and begin to plant the seeds of hope.
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas about the new political party called ‘All of its Citizens’ aims to hold Israel to its Declaration of Independence and ensure equality for all of its citizens.
Gershon Baskin believes that we should all pray and work hard to ensure that no new members will join the family of the fallen.
Gershon Baskin senses that serious engagement begins with leaders who – instead of reciting every day that we have no one with whom to talk – state that our intention is to make peace and to end Israel’s control over the Palestinian people.