Gershon Baskin believes that it take two sides to make peace, but the adoption of a clear strategy and policies that advocate reaching a two-state solution is much more likely to succeed than the current strategy of entrenchment of Israeli control and creeping annexation.
Gershon Baskin believes that Donald Trump is completely unpredictable, but what is clear is the responsibility of decisions that he will actually face when the weight of the world is on his shoulders.
Gershon Baskin believes that the number one economic issue is the need to make peace with our neighbors and that we must address this because if we don’t, we will continue to see more and more Israelis fall under the poverty line.
Gershon Baskin is against an imposed peace, and he is hopeful that the new American administration will tell us all that they will not come to our rescue with a new American-led peace initiative.
Gershon Baskin believes that Israel’s leaders have a responsibility to all of Israel’s citizens to build the paths of inclusion and belonging for Israel’s Palestinian citizens.
Gershon Baskin wishfully thinks that the “stepping out of the mold” of Avigdor Lieberman, a Soviet-born Israeli politician who serves as the Defense Minister of Israel, could be first step on a much longer path forging a new future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
Gershon Baskin thinks that the exact location of the border has to be determined in negotiations with the Palestinians, but first there must be a decision, by the government of Israel, that there must be a border.
Gershon Baskin’s best advice to the new American President is STAY AWAY! Don’t raises hopes of a new American initiative.
Gershon Baskin believes that there is no credible alternative for Israel’s leadership is out there – only a slightly improved version of the original, which has proven to be a failure for almost 20 years now, marching Israel directly into the pandora’s box of bi-nationalism.
Gershon Baskin believes that the most obvious change in the past 20 years is the total lack of trust that exists today across the conflict lines.