Published: 12 May 2025
Last updated: 13 May 2025
In the shadow of war, trauma, and deepening divisions, it may seem unfathomable to talk about hope —let alone peace. Yet amid the rubble of October 7 and the devastating 18 months that have followed in Gaza, the peace movement is being revived.
Two men who dare to speak of a different path will visit Australia later this month. Israeli peace negotiator Gershon Baskin and Palestinian political leader Samer Sinijlawi will address Australian audiences as guests of the New Israel Fund, in a conversation titled Negotiating Peace: How to salvage a two-state solution.
Gershon Baskin was a negotiator in the release of Gilad Shalit and is a researcher of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace process. Samer Sinijlawi is Head of International, Israeli and Diplomatic relations (Fatah Shadow Leadership) and Chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund. Their message is both radical and simple: peace is possible, but only if we build it together.
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Rachel Sussman13 May at 10:08 am
What a beautiful article.
While I will dispitue some ‘facts’ presented with regard to ‘war crimes in Gaza’,
I sincely wish those two gentlemen well.
They are a wonderful example of what it means to truly come together from a place of responsibility and power and equality.
May they open new possibilities for both Israelis and Palestinians , I will for sure be delighted to join their joyrney…