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Peace is closer than you think
The Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations are shrouded with secrecy. Most of what has been written so far about what is transpiring behind the closed doors is not true.
The Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations are shrouded with secrecy. Most of what has been written so far about what is transpiring behind the closed doors is not true.
A fascinating, detailed account of the behind the scenes negotiations for Gilad Schalit’s release.
There are no happy Jewish Israeli citizens watching the release of 26 more Palestinian murderers from Israeli prisons.
Gershon Baskin enlisted Amos Schocken, the editor of Haaretz, to publish the Hebrew translation of The Yacoubian Building, by New York Times columnist Alaa al-Aswany, who threatened to give any royalties from the book’s Hebrew translation to Hamas.
Gershon Baskin believes that the two-state solution will ensure free movement of goods between West Bank and Gaza. This free movement of goods, cargo and people from Palestine to the Mediterranean, and then to Europe will entail tremendous economic advantages for Jordan.
A couple of weeks ago I was approached by a popular Palestinian news website with the request that I write a regular column for them.
Gershon Baskin, a sincere Anglo-Israeli, has provided reasons for the Palestinian demand for Jerusalem to be the Capital of a Palestinian State.
The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas is the story of an unprecedented secret communication channel that made a decisive contribution towards the release of Gilad Schalit.
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In his new book, ‘The Negotiator,’ Long Island-born Gershon Baskin says the prisoner swap that saved the soldier was worth it.
On October 18 we mark two years from the remarkable day when the world waited with great anticipation to see Gilad Shalit stride from captivity into freedom, back onto Israeli soil and reunited with his family.