The big public question that is on the agenda is what will be more beneficial for the release of the hostages, more military pressure, killing, destruction, chaos and creating enemies, or a political agreement, which will unite the moderate forces in the region and create an agreement in which all parties will also have to give up something, and in return receive hostages, an agreement of Israeli-Palestinian and regional alliances that will build a future of life here.

In the Circle with Hamotal of Mothers Against Violence Israel (MAVI), Gershon Baskin and Samer Sinjalawi, reviewed the peace process that we never knew existed, and talked about what the government is really doing for the hostages (hint: nothing) and for our future, and about a brave, inclusive and possible vision for a fundamental change of the system All of it, so that we can also live here and not just die.

Timeline:
00:00 – Start of talk
3:40 – Gershon Baskin shares his ideas

34:45 – Samer Sinjalawi hares his ideas

58:34 – Start of Q&A

1:30:57 – A question by Hadas Kalderon (from Nir Oz, who’s two children were returned from captivity and their father is still in captivity) and a fascinating back and forth with Gershon Baskin.


Mothers Against Violence Israel

Mothers Against Violence Israel

Mothers Against Violence Israel (MAVI) are an Israeli network of women activists opposing the occupation and Israeli militarism from a feminine maternal perspective, training Israeli women to form local chapters of resistance and influence family and community members to refuse to participate in military service in the occupied territories.