Interviews

Gershon Baskin calls Palestinian Authority’s denial of Jewish ties to site a “stain” and a “serious mistake.”

Gershon Baskin claims that although the story has not created outrage in the Muslim world, it will remain an open sore in the fabric of the city, and it will make the possibility of peace and tolerance in Jerusalem much harder for a long time to come.

Gershon Baskin analyzes the political future of Saalam Fayyad

Gershon Baskin thinks that the military is finding out that some of what Goldstone said is true, even though no one wants to admit it and this should indicate that there needs to be deeper investigation.

Gershon Baskin thinks that an EU declaration recognising the Palestinian state could say that Palestine’s boundaries will be determined after negotiations with Israel, but based on the Armistice lines in 1949 (the Green Line) with agreed upon territorial swaps that leave Palestine in sovereign possession of 22% of the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Gershon Baskin claims that the real issue is the siege on Gaza that until now there hasn’t been much discussion of the issue.

Gershon Baskin discussed the the role of the United States administration in the peace process.

Gershon Baskin claims that Israel has issued entry permits to many Muslim pilgrims from countries without diplomatic ties to Israel, including Libya, Pakistan, Indonesia and even Saudi Arabia and that such visits are “low-key and under the radar.”

We agree with Baskin’s opinion that approval to build on top of the cemetery “is not a legal issue — anything can be made legal. This is a moral issue and an issue concerning the ability of people of the three faiths to live together in this land and in this city.

Gershon Baskin joined world leaders from Russia, Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, United States, France, Iran, Lebanon at the United Kingdom at the Middle East 2020: Is a Comprehensive Settlement Possible? conference in Jordan.