We continue our coverage of the long-awaited Gaza ceasefire by going to Jerusalem to speak with Israeli activist Gershon Baskin, who has…
It is very difficult to assess where we are regarding negotiations to end the war in Gaza and to bring the hostages…
There are initial signs that the massive public outcry against the plans of the Israeli government to castrate Israelās democracy is impacting…
Every day, I meet Palestinians in east Jerusalem and from all over the West Bank. I also speak with Palestinians who are…
Full, free democratic elections are not possible in the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip, but an election carried out among the 100,000 Democratic Reform Bloc members is possible
Itamar Ben-Gvir, a replica of Meir Kahane, not only has the full rights of every other MK, he has full access to all parts of the Israeli media. His only welcome mat should be on racist Channel 14gershon ba
The reality is that as the non-viability of a two-state solution becomes increasingly clear, we will all have to become a lot more serious in the collective search for other solutions
There are whole neighborhoods in Israel designated for these specific identity groups
At the root of this conflict has been a majority of people on both sides demand for the right to attain a territorial expression of their collective identity
What we need to do now is to begin to change our mindset and understand that we can live together and we can learn to share this land
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