‘The time for peace is now: The two-state solution is the only viable option’

Amid protests urging a ceasefire and challenges to Israel’s blockade, the Paris Peace Forum is set to host the “Paris Call for the Two-State Solution, Peace and Regional Security” in the lead-up to the UN’s High-Level Conference in New York gathering Israeli, Palestinian, and global voices. Meanwhile, Israel’s Shas party threatens to collapse Netanyahu’s government by backing early elections amid a dispute over military service. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine welcomes Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation. He highlights the fact that the ‘majority of Israelis, Palestinians want peace, they just don’t believe there are partners on the other side’.