Gershon Baskin believes that there will be no peace and no reconciliation until we can learn to appreciate that the only way we can live in this land with security is when we cease to see the others living here as our enemy. When I was eight years old growing Read more
Gershon Baskin believes that violence and force will beget more violence and force and it will never end without serious and genuine talks toward concluding the negotiations.
Gershon Baskin thinks that it is still not too late; It requires our leader to stand up and toss out the window the old mantras that we don’t have a partner and to then build the partnership.
Gershon Baskin believes that all of this talk about a binational state is nonsense and that Israel will never grant citizenship to all of those Arabs.
Gershon Baskin shares his advice, that when you approach someone, say to them, “I want to listen to you. I want to understand your point of view. I want to hear your story.”
Gershon Baskin believes that it is not too late to turn it all around if there are agreed territorial swaps, two capitals in Jerusalem, including Palestinian control over the al-Aksa compound and an agreed formula for the refugee issue (according to the Arab Peace Initiative).
Gershon Baskin believes the Palestinian accusations over alleged Israeli government plans to divide the mosque or to destroy it in order to build the Temple are false.
Gershon shares his take on the current wave of violence in Jerusalem and his perspective on peace in the region.
Gershon Baskin has been writing to Abdullah bin Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin Ali, the King of the Royal Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, urging him to convene a Status Quo Summit in Amman.
Gershon Baskin says to John Kerry: Mr. Kerry: use your frequent flyer miles somewhere else, surely some other countries in the world can better use your initiatives.