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 May 22nd simulation with Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan. 

Reflections on the May 22nd simulation with Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan.  Full recording below. Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan are Parents who lost their daughters to the conflict. They expressed a desire for peace but had different reactions to the simulation presented to them. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/PnF0iQeGPZIpI_33SZOqf-WrdYGqIgXbvP6oTOtEsFeq1u2XY4M8AwxpJo11Y5XU.ubFzpvh6rNvRiwNb

Israel is Not a Democracy

Israel has several institutions like other democracies: Elections, a parliament, a government, and a Supreme Court. But they do not function as independent or equal branches of governments and lack transparency.  First, Israel does not have a constitution and is unable to draft one given its desire to give Jews priority. A “Jewish State” contradicts…