{"id":24302,"date":"2015-03-28T15:39:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T20:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=24302"},"modified":"2015-03-28T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T20:39:22","slug":"israel-reflections-2015-day-two-last-one-gershon-baskin-and-ipcri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2015\/03\/israel-reflections-2015-day-two-last-one-gershon-baskin-and-ipcri\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Reflections 2015\u2013Day Two (Last One!): Gershon Baskin and IPCRI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"gershonbaskin2130_800\"<\/a>Late in the evening on Sunday, March 8, we met with Gershon Baskin and Riman Barakat.<\/p>\n

This was our last (official) meeting of a long day involving talks about peace and conflict resolution, and it way it was, as student Kelsey Mader called it, \u201cthe perfect way to end.\u201d The rest of Kelsey\u2019s recap follows:<\/p>\n

We met Gershon and Riman at The Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI), an organization in Jerusalem that focuses on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a focus on peace and coexistence.\u00a0 IPCRI supports a two-state solution in which both the Israeli and Palestinian people would have a nation and place to call home.\u00a0 Gershon and Riman were both on the founding team of this organization and are still working unwaveringly toward their goal of peace.\u00a0 You can visit IPCRI\u2019s website for more information: http:\/\/ipcri.org\/httpdocs\/IPCRI\/Who_We_Are.html<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gershon Baskin has been involved in many negotiations on behalf of Israel \u2013 very notably, Gershon negotiated on behalf of Israel for the release of Gilad Shalit from Hamas\u2019s control in the Gaza strip.\u00a0 Gershon had many pieces of insightful information to share with us regarding his experiences and his opinions about how Israel and Palestine should move forward, but what stood out to me most was the list of eight things he shared as vital elements to a peace resolution.\u00a0 Those eight elements were: (1) Palestinian statehood; (2) borders; (3) Jerusalem; (4) refugees; (5) physical link between Gaza and the West Bank; (6) economics; (7) national resources; and (8) security arrangements.\u00a0 This was the first time I remember someone so clearly articulating their thoughts about a peace resolution.\u00a0 It hit me how complex and emotional this issue is \u2013 eight large, heavy, sensitive elements that must be a part to a successful agreement.\u00a0 It struck me how idyllic peace seems \u2013 are we crazy to strive for it when there is so much that seems to stand in the way?\u00a0 Or are we crazy not to?<\/em><\/p>\n

Cross-posted at http:\/\/www.indisputably.org.<\/p>\n

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