Gershon Baskin shares why he thinks that there are reasons for cautious optimism as he believes that Hamas may be ready to reconsider its insistence that Israel commit to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza before signing an agreement that would usher in a temporary truce and begin a process to release hostages still held in Gaza.
Gershon Baskin joins CNN's Becky Anderson to discuss his proposal for a ceasefire plan that has already been accepted by some Hamas members.
Ehud Olmert, the prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and Nasser al-Kidwa, the foreign affairs minister of the Palestinian National Authority from 2005 to 2006, share their plan for peace in the Middle East based on the ideas of Gershon Baskin
Gershon Baskin tells The National that Israelis must realise their own security failures allowed October 7 to happen