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April 2009

Peace Education Workshop
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Education for peace – who will stand up to the challenge?

Gershon Baskin believes that supporting the incorporation of peace education into the formal curricula of both sides could potentially advance peace even as the conflict continues today.

By Gershon Baskin, 17 yearsApril 27, 2009 ago
Peace Education Workshop
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What Israelis and Palestinians teach their young

Research, inquiry and investigation must be part of the way we teach about each other to promote education for tolerance, understanding and peace.

By Gershon Baskin, 17 yearsApril 20, 2009 ago
Abbas, Netanyahu, Obama
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Multilateral engagement, involvement and imposition

Now is the time to demonstrate that the international community has the tools and the determination to lead us all to a more peaceful future.

By Gershon Baskin, 17 yearsApril 6, 2009 ago
Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu
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Political dead ends

The people of Israel elected a right-wing government which can but does not want and the Palestinian people elected a Hamas-led government that also probably could but doesn’t want.

By Gershon Baskin, 17 yearsApril 2, 2009 ago
The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas

The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas
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In 2006, Gilad Schalit was kidnapped by a group of Gaza militants. Decades of animosity and distrust thwarted any attempt at a prisoner exchange. THE NEGOTIATOR is the firsthand account of Gershon Baskin, who made it his mission to liberate Gilad Schalit. Baskin drew on his ties to Hamas to create a secret back channel and succeeded where official mediators had failed, paving the way for the deal that brought Gilad home.
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In Pursuit of Peace in Israel & Palestine


In his latest book, In Pursuit of Peace in Israel & Palestine, Gershon Baskin reveals how relations in the Middle East are based on justified fear, influenced by lack of human contact and reinforced by continued violence that solidify patterns of thinking and behavior that negatively influence public policies.

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Freeing Gilad: The Secret Back Channel

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"Free Gilad" is the story of an unprecedented secret communication channel developed by Gershon Baskin developed that made a decisive contribution towards the release of Gilad Shalit.
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