Geneva Initiative

Nidal Foqaha and Gadi Baltiansky, the Palestinian and Israeli Directors of the Geneva Initiative, met this week with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to discuss the urgent need for a political process that can bring real security to both Israelis and Palestinians. Gadi and Nidal offered detailed analyses of the political and public opinion developments impacting the conflict within our societies. Minister Barrot emphasized France and Europe’s commitment to advancing a two-state solution.

Talia Sasson, one of the leading voices of the Geneva Initiative, writes in the New York Times about how Israel's recent death penalty legislation connects to other policies and developments in the West Bank, while also urging us against the mistake of despair:
"Amid all this, a new chorus of voices is emerging within the Israeli public — both Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel — that rejects the atrocities occurring in the West Bank."

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Opinion | The Fire in the West Bank Is Burning Hotter, Out of Sight (Gift Article) An Israeli law aiming capital punishment at Palestinians but not Jewish settlers is immoral, unconstitutional and part of a larger effort to suppress rights.

Happy Passover to everyone who is celebrating!

As we head into the spring, a time of change and renewal, we hope that this holiday season marks a turn towards true freedom: freedom from war, fear, and endless conflict.

Yesterday, journalists from Yedioth Ahronot, Israel Hayom, Army Radio Station, Maariv, Channel 13, Channel 11, Haaretz, and Davar - all participants in our media education project - joined us for a fascinating briefing about current regional challenges and European Union's role in Gaza with EU Ambassador to Israel. European Union in Israel