Insights

Gershon Baskin shares his perspective on negotiations between Mahmoud Abbas,(Abu Mazen),the President of the Palestinian National Authority and the Israeli Government.

Gershon Baskin senses that the Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel have been struggling to be recognized as full Israeli citizens.

Gershon Baskin senses that as history should teach us, we will either fight to the death or divide the land or find a way to share it. He cannot see any other options.

Gershon Baskin has always tried to express that the Zionist movement was not a colonialist movement because it was based on the idea of people returning to their ancestral homeland.

Gershon Baskin yearns towards a political movement which is inclusive and open and embraces all of Israel’s citizens.

Gersshon Baskin believes that it is impossible to predict the next disruptive technology, although energy storage is something he would bet on

Gershon Baskin thinks that Israelis and Palestinians need a Mandela and a deKlerk.

Gersshon Baskin feels that a majority of Palestinians want neither Fatah nor Hamas.

Gershon Baskin believes that if Israel is not prepared to allow the participation of east Jerusalem Palestinians in the Palestinian Authority elections, then it should place them in the voters’ registry for the upcoming Knesset elections.

Gershon Baskin explains why Israel needs a regime change and the people of Israel need to be liberated from 51 years of occupation and control over the Palestinian people.