Josef Avesar is an Israeli-born attorney who resides in Southern California. He has written numerous articles and commentaries, including: “The Israeli-Palestinian Confederation”; “Why Would the Israeli and Palestinian Government Accept a Confederation?”; “An Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Creates a Fair and Balanced Mechanism to Resolve the Issues”; “Israeli and Palestinian Governments Too Busy to Make Peace”; “Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Could Have Helped Prisoner Exchange”; “An Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Could Have Saved the Violence in Gaza”; “It’s Time to Take the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by the Horns”; and “Israeli-Palestinian Confederation 101. He is the author of the book “ Peace, A Case for an Israeli Palestinian Confederation.”

Reflections on the simulation of October 16th with Professor Ian S. Lustick

Full recording below: 88 percent of the participants supported a common government for the people of Israel and Palestine to make peace. The IPC parliament passed a constitution, passed legislation to give veto to the Israeli and Palestinian governments relating to legislation effecting their sovereignty, passed legislation to teach tolerance and understanding, passed legislation for…