Insights

Gershon Baskin believes that Netanyahu must fall and we must move forward toward healing this country and building bridges between people, inside this country and between this country and the rest of the world.

Gershon Baskin fears that with each round of warfare, Hamas and the idea of Hamas grows stronger in the hearts and minds of the Palestinian people for standing up to mighty Israel and demonstrating a heroic willingness to die for the cause.

Gershon Baskin believes that a genuine and viable opposition to Netanyahu and his regime must demonstrate a pro-active engagement with Palestinians that will carry with it the ability to demonstrate to Israelis and Palestinians alike that we can re-embrace hope and declare the dawn of a new age.

Gershon Baskin senses that translated into anachronistic political jargon in Israel today, if you are on the Left you are anti-Israel, post Zionist, anti-Zionist or a supporter of the BDS movement.

Gershon Baskin firmly believes that we will either live on this land in one non-nation-state or we will find the way, together, to create two nation-states and live together in peace through cooperation, mutual interests and a lot of good will.

Gershon Baskin believes that there is no military option that can erase normal people’s desire to live with dignity and with hope of a better future.

Gershon Baskin believes that Israel’s challenged democracy faces a lot of true concerns.

Gershon Baskin believes that the implementation of agreements by both sides will be better enforced when both parties know that there is fair and impartial monitoring and verification of what they do and what they don’t do.

Gershon Baskin believes that unilateral moves will not bring peace any closer. Instead, they distance the parties and make negotiations harder than they were ever before.