Insights

It is time for us to recognise that Jerusalem can and will be the capitals of two states—Israel and Palestine.

The world is expecting something big from this administration. The word “change” has to be made into something real. Old tactics and strategies will simply not work. This conflict is too small to continue to endanger the security and the stability of the world and its economy as well.

Gershon Baskin believes that the state of Palestine will exist and that it will be created next to Israel. The main question is in what context it will be established.

The current lack of definition (of Basic Law) enables Israel’s Palestinian citizens to feel estranged from the state and allows the state to view those citizens as less than full citizens.

The Palestinian threat is not an existential one, but nonetheless, we cannot allow for the chance of rockets being fired from the West Bank into Israel.

Arabs, as reflected in the Arab Peace Initiative state that Israel will get the recognition and security it desires when it fulfills the requirements of the Initiative – in other words, gaining recognition, peace and security is the outcome of the process.

Research, inquiry and investigation must be part of the way we teach about each other to promote education for tolerance, understanding and peace.

Now is the time to demonstrate that the international community has the tools and the determination to lead us all to a more peaceful future.