Gershon Baskin

In 2026, the State of Israel will go to elections to elect a new government. In 2026, the Palestinians will also go to elections to elect a new government.

The new reality of Gaza has to change. It is not enough for Hamas to no longer control Gaza.

The experience of being an Israeli soldier in Gaza over the past two years leaves little room for considering alternative thinking.

The path to peace must be based on the belief that on the land between the river and the sea there are two peoples who are deeply connected to the same land.

Most Palestinian citizens of Israel accept Israel being the democratic nation-state of the Jewish people but demand it should also be the state of all its citizens.

Phase II of the Donald Trump-backed ceasefire will give the people of Gaza what Palestinians have demanded for decades – international protection against Israel.

Israel had 80% public support in the Shalit deal, and valued never leaving anyone behind. Maybe we are no longer who we thought we were.

The placing of the blame on incitement is a clear strategy of successive Israeli governments to remove legitimate Palestinian claims from the public sphere.

Israeli-Saudi peace is a good thing, but only when it also includes ending the occupation and reaching Israeli-Palestinian peace.

I tried to explain that just like us, almost all Palestinians want to control their own destiny and they do not want to live under the oppression and humility of occupation.