Last week, I met with a group of around 80 Israelis who volunteer every day to drive Palestinian patients from the checkpoints to hospitals in Jerusalem. The drivers wait for them until they’ve finished their treatments, and then drive them back to the checkpoints. These

It was my great honor and privilege to participate in this meeting with PA FM Al-Kidwa and Josep Borrell Fontelles Together, Olmert and Al-Kidwa have drawn up a plan gaining serious momentum. It offers a way forward for Gaza—including a transitional governmental structure (Gaza

What are the barriers to Middle East peace? Part 2 of my conversation with former Palestinian Authority foreign minister Nasser al-Kidwa and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, who have drafted a plan for a two-state solution

instagram.com/reel/C_sT8lVqX… I began my political journey at 14, throwing stones in the first Intifada. After five years in Israeli prisons, I learned Hebrew and began engaging with Israelis. My 35 years of dialogue have taught me this: the only way forward is for Palestinians and

The work of ALLMEP member Road to Recovery has continued throughout this war. Even as volunteers among dead/hostages. They are incredible human beings, always seeing humanity in the other, and separating Hamas from the Palestinian people in a way I wish others would model

In 2008, Ehud Olmert, then PM of Israel, threw everything into closing a deal with Mahmoud Abbas. He proposed a real, credible peace plan – providing security and continuity for Israelis, and dignity, freedom and independence for Palestinians. He created a workable two-state

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An ex-Israeli PM and former Palestinian foreign minister have agreed to work together for peace. Our conservation with Ehud Olmert and Nasser Alkidwa for Prospect magazine was part of the process. Here's the inside story Gershon Baskin🟣 جرشون باسكين גרשון בסקין Samer Sinijlawiسامر السنجلاوي prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/67836/an…

Both Palestinians and Israelis believe they are engaged in a just struggle. Both are confident that they will prevail. Both view the other side as the problem, failing to recognize that we are, in fact, each other’s solution. Israelis desire peace, but their primary concern is

Excellent piece on genesis of Olmert/al-Kidwa peace plan. With key role played by Gershon Baskin🟣 جرشون باسكين גרשון בסקין & Samer Sinijlawiسامر السنجلاوي explained. Eg 5,678 of how civil society peacebuilders drive & catalyse the few conflict resolution efforts we have. Scale the former if you want more of the latter…

I’ve been speaking to Israelis for 35 years. For some that makes me a contradictory political figure. But I’m not – I’m just a pragmatist who realizes it’s in our own best interests to hear them out. And I can tell you, Israelis have real, well-founded concerns about security.

We Palestinians are closer to having our own state than we were decades ago. Broadly, our strategy has always been to try and get the world to pressure Israel into concessions. Clearly that isn’t working. It never has. I threw stones during the first Intifada. I spent time in an