On April 29, 2015 at George Mason University, Gershon Baskin spoke about the Israeli Palestinian Peace process, focusing on lessons learned from 22 years of failed agreements
Gershon began his presentation by asking “Israeli Palestinian – is it still possible?” He shared his insights on how twenty two years of failed peace process have left the public on both sides of the conflict with a deep sense that there is no partner for peace and that peace is not possible. Israel and the PLO signed six agreements over the years and all of them were breached. Many lessons can be drawn from the long years of experience in negotiations and in implementation (and non-implementation) of agreements. This lecture will focus on the lessons that should be learned from the failures of Israeli Palestinian peace processes and conclusions will be offered regarding future prospects. The lessons learned have clear prescriptive dimensions for other conflicts and peace processes as well.
In this background paper/discussion, Gershon Baskin demonstrates how twenty two years of failed peace process have left the public on both sides of the conflict with a deep sense that there is no partner for peace and that peace is not possible. Israel and the PLO signed six agreements over the years and all of them were breached. Many lessons can be drawn from the long years of experience in negotiations and in implementation (and non-implementation) of agreements.
The sources cited focus on the lessons that should be learned from the failures of Israeli Palestinian peace processes and conclusions regarding future prospects. The lessons learned have clear prescriptive dimensions for other conflicts and peace processes as well.
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