Palestinian and Israeli negotiators will meet this week after more than a year of
deadlocked peacemaking and present their positions on core disputes to foreign mediators.
Palestinian delegate Saeb Erekat and Israel's Yitzhak Molcho will meet on Tuesday
in Jordan. Israel has yet to confirm the meeting.
Meanwhile, As the New Year
dawns so do hopes for peace and reconciliation in the Middle East. Gershon Baskin
is Co-Chairman of the Israel- Palestine Centre for Research and Information.
For
24 years as Co-Director of the organisation, Gershon has been at the forefront of
efforts to bring about an end to conflict and bring peace to these two peoples. Most
recently he was involved in the negotiations aimed at securing the release of kidnapped
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Lydia O’ Kane spoke Baskin about his work the
prospects for a brighter 2012. Listen