Geneva Initiative - Yes to an agreement

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Like Shalit Deal, Israeli-Palestinian Peace is Possible Today

Brig. Gen. (res) Amnon Lipkin-Shahak addresses the Shalit deal shortly after its announcement at our conference.	An exciting moment occured at our conference in Tel Aviv, "From the UN to Negotiations: Implications of UN Events on the Peace Process." We heard interesting and thought-provoking statements from Brig. Gen. (res) Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Prof. Gabriela Shalev, Former Palestinian Minister Ashraf Al-Ajrami, and Yesha Council Chairman Danny Dayan.
But right as the question and answer session was about to begin, our panel moderator announced an urgent government meeting regarding the release of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. Read more here.

A Look at a Meeting between Palestinians and Shas Members

Last month, Shas party leaders met senior Palestinian officials in Budapest in a seminar organized by the Geneva Initiative. Israeli daily newspaper Yediot Aharonot reporter, Zvika Brut, was in Budapest to cover the exciting and successful event. Click here to read his coverage, published in the newspaper's Weekend Magazine last week.