Book Reviews
Negotiating with the enemy
More than a little chutzpa and a lot of devotion are required for a private individual to try negotiating release of a man held by a hateful enemy. Gershon Baskin had enough of both to succeed.
Insights
Palestinian refugees in Syria
With people dying every day and living through unimaginable suffering, why not offer them a new life today? Why wait for tomorrow? Bring them home to Palestine now!
Interviews
Gershon Baskin speaks about Peace and the Two-State Solution at Macalester College
Gershon Baskin spoke about Peace and the Two-State Solution in the Harmon Room of the DeWitt Wallace Library at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN.
Interviews
Israel’s bridge to Hamas
While Dr. Baskin was at a U.N. conference on Palestine in Cairo, a few months before Sgt. Shalit’s capture, Mohammed Megdad, who is an economics professor from Gaza and a member of Hamas, approached Dr. Baskin, as he wanted to meet an Israeli, something he had never done.
Insights
Security, reciprocity and mutuality
Security is the most fundamental element of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and their outcome must create a reality in which security is enhanced, not reduced.
Insights
Gershon Baskin: the veteran peace activist who brought Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit home
Gershon Baskin shares his insights on how he was instrumental in mediating between the Hamas and Israeli governments, which eventually brought about the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit after more than five years in captivity.
Interviews
The Qatar channel between Gaza and Israel
Gershon Baskin and senior Hamas member Ghazi Hamad established a relationship that emerged out of necessity because there were no other options. That private channel succeeded when all others failed and the channel has continued to operate, even after the Shalit deal was reached, particularly when it became necessary to relay messages rapidly between the two parties to avoid military escalation.
Insights
Encountering Peace: Annexing the West Bank – a catastrophic plan for the Jewish people
I have yet to figure out what people on the Right propose instead of partitioning the land into two states for two peoples.
Interviews
Gershon Baskin believes that 3,000 Members Of Hamas’ Elite Fighting Forces Prepared To Carry Out Suicide Attacks Against Israelis
Gershon Baskin claims that before the ground operation began the Hamas fighters were all instructed to go to their families and say goodbye with the intent that they would not be returning alive from this battle, as they believe that they are dying in the name of God; in the name of Allah; in the name of Islam; in the name of Palestine; and they do it with honor.