Gershon Baskin, writing in the Jerusalem Post, is “proud and pleased” to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. He adds,

I WILL be very happy to see the day when the Palestinians have their own Independence Day to celebrate. That day too will be a celebration for Israel and for Zionism. Today being pro-Israel by definition must mean that one is also pro-Palestinian. The fate and future of these two people are linked to their ability to find a way to live side-by-side in peace - in two separate states.

Baskin is the Co-CEO of the Israel/Palestine Centre for Research and Information (IPCRI).