I hope that after the elections, we will begin to count the Arab citizens of Israel as full citizens
Gershon Baskin
It is clear that getting back to the issues will depend first and foremost on replacing Netanyahu with someone else
The future of Israel will be based on its ability to create a shared society. To do that we have to delegitimize the anti-democratic trends that are all too prevalent in the elections of 2019
Today, there is no credible peace process and will not be as long as he and the world continue to see the role of US president as the primary arbiter of peace
Netanyahu is tearing Israel apart and it is time for Israel to pull itself away from the divisiveness that he has fostered
If Israel truly wants a strategic solution for Gaza, it means negotiating the end of the occupation in the West Bank also, allowing Palestine to be a state with two branches and a connection between them
We will either live on this land in one non-nation-state or we will find the way, together, to create two nation-states and live together in peace through cooperation, mutual interests and a lot of good will
Trump and Netanyahu have not removed these core issues from the table of the negotiations. This they will never do. They have though completely removed the table and with it any chance of any deal of the century
The most difficult part of the current situation that I meet almost every day in Israel and in Palestine, particularly among young people, is the sense of a loss of hope
Netanyahu has succeeded to be in office for nine years without presenting a single Israeli peace initiative