I Object: I Do Not Want What They Call a 'Zionist Government' | Gershon Baskin

Gershon Baskin opposes the term 'Zionist government' as used by politicians ahead of the elections, and calls for a democratic Israeli government that includes all citizens, Jews and Arabs, based on shared values. He criticizes settlement expansion, annexation, and the exclusion of Arab parties, and calls for a shared democratic charter and a two-state solution.

In an opinion piece, Dr. Gershon Baskin opposes the use of the term 'Zionist government' by politicians ahead of the elections, and calls for the establishment of a democratic Israeli government that includes all citizens, Jews and Arabs, based on shared values. He criticizes the expansion of settlements, the establishment of illegal outposts, settler violence, possible annexation, and the exclusion of Arab parties from the coalition. Baskin emphasizes the need for a shared democratic charter, equal rights, the independence of the judiciary, and an end to the permanent rule over the Palestinians. He calls for a government that includes any party that accepts democratic principles, and that is based on the Declaration of Independence and the two-state solution.