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Gaza’s future hinges on freeing it from Hamas and Israel
Gershon Baskin senses that there will be no real disarmament of Hamas as long as Israel occupies and controls Gaza.
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A Message from the head of Hamas’s Negotiation Team
Gershon Baskin shares a message from the head of Hamas’s negotiation team.
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The Trump Netanyahu meeting
The important talks today are those that will take place in the Oval Office today between Trump and Netanyahu, not the proximity talks in Doha. If Trump stands behind what he has been writing in Read more
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Is the Gaza Ceasefire deal Believable?
Gershon Baskin shares with the U.K.s Channel 4 News his thoughts about the current negations for a cease fire in Gaza.
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Gaza ceasefire hopes, US 4th of July reflections, and Trump’s spending bill
Gershon Baskin shares with Tom Burges Watson of Al Arabiya English, his thoughts regarding the current ceasefire negotiations and the intensifying humanitarian challenges in Gaza.
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Who is wagging who’s tail?
Gershon Baskin thinks that Netanyahu cannot say no to Trump - so ending the war is in the hands of President Trump!
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To President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu
Gershon Baskin asks President Trump, to tell Prime Minister Netanyahu: Do it now, immediately
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What needs to happen now
Gershon Baskin lists the demands of the Hamas and what can happen in the very near future.
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Former Israeli negotiator: The decision to stop the war is in Trump’s hands
Gershon Baskin tells Al Jazeera Mubasher (the first Middle Eastern 24-hour live news and events channel) that the decision to stop the war is in Trump's hands
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Why is Netanyahu and his government so opposed to turning Gaza over to the Palestinian Authority?
Gershon Baskin senses that the biggest security threat for Israel remains the continuation of Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel.
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The Need for New Leaders
Gershon Baskin would love to see a new Palestinian political campaign with leaders who stand up tall with a banner that says: From the River to the Sea, On Two States We Agree!
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Another 7 Israeli soldiers
Gershon Baskin beseeches President Trump to do what he needs to do now in order to prevent the next death of Gazans and of Israelis.
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Bring Palestinian Labor Back to Israel Now!
Gershon Baskin feels that we must pave the path back to interaction and mutual dependence.
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The time for peace is now: The two-state solution is the only viable option
FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine welcomes Gershon Baskin, who highlights the fact that the 'majority of Israelis, Palestinians want peace, they just don't believe there are partners on the other side'.
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Current Assessment
Gershon Baskin shares four major considerations regarding the situation in Gaza/
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The Deal On the Table????
Gershon Baskin senses that it seems there is no real deal on the table and continued negotiations are exercises in futility.
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The deal that’s on the table
Gershon Baskin senses that Israel cannot remove Hamas - but the people of Palestine can and they will once the war is over and once Israel leaves Gaza. Now not tomorrow!
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Is a two-state solution still possible?
Gershon Baskin and Samer Sinijlawi share their visons regarding how to implement a lasting peace in the Middle East.
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‘The mood is changing’: Israeli anger grows at conduct of war
Gershon Baskin senses that the mood in Israeli society is one of despair, trauma, and a lack of a sense of ability to change anything",
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Importing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to Australia is insanity
What might Israelis and Palestinians have to say to each other in times of conflict and despair? Dr Gershon Baskin and Samer Sinijlawi visit Australia with a message of hope. In conversation with Motti Gadish Read more
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Military pressure kills hostages
Gershon Baskin blasts the current IDF campaign against Hamas in Gaza, saying that military pressure doesn’t save hostages… it kills them. Speaking to reporter Arieh O’Sullivan, Baskin outlined possible moves that could free the hostages, end the fighting and rebuild Gaza.
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END IT NOW!
Gershon Baskin senses that Israel must stop the killing in Gaza. Too much killing has been done. Too much destruction in Gaza has been done. Israel will pay for this in many ways for years to come.
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Macron and Netanyahu
Gershon Baskin shares his insights regarding the relationships between Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron and Netanyahu.
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Witkoff Deal
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas regarding the key role that Witkoff is playing in negotiating a ceasefire and hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas/
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The Release Today
Gershon Baskin senses that there is something changing and evolving US-Israel relationship.
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Public Israeli-Palestinian Partnership for Peace
Gershon Baskin senses that it is time for us, who believe in peace and believe in Israeli-Palestinian partnership for peace to become very public about it.
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On recognizing the State of Palestine
Gershon Baskin asks How can you talk about two states but only recognize one of them?
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Forty prominent Israelis express their ‘immense gratitude’ to deputies who signed FT letter
Gershon Baskin along with Ex-IDF commanders, MKs, former ambassadors and academic say the 36 Board members facing disciplinary action have shown 'support in the battle we are fighting for the future and soul of Israel'
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Our Responsibility
Gershon Baskin urges us let not to forget our responsibility as Israelis
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Pursuing peace in a time of war
Two peace activists – one Israeli (Gershon Baskin), the other Palestinian (Samer Sinijlawi)– shared their insights regarding how to pursue peace in a time of war.
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Netanyahu’s grand strategy
Gershon Baskin senses that Netanyahu probably believes that if Hamas executes Israeli hostages, Israel will have the moral right and the greenlight from Trump to finish the job in Gaza – which means killing a lot more Palestinians and taking full control over Gaza including the forced evacuation of Gazans.
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How to Achieve Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Gershon Baskin believes that eventually, we always come back to the idea of partition and two states for two peoples as there is no other logical possibility.
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Return to warfare endangers hostages
Gershon Baskin shares his insights with Deutsche Welle regarding the second phase of the hostage deal.
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Airstrikes in Gaza signal an end to Hamas-Israel ceasefire
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas with Marco Werman of the World regarding Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
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The renewal of the war is a failure of Trump to end the war
Gershon Baskin shares hos ideas with CNN, claiming that for the remaining living hostages in Gaza, the resumption of the war is “a death sentence”
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The Implications of Phase 2 of the Deal
Gershon Baskin shares with i24 news his thoughts regarding the implications of phase 2 of the ceasefire/disengagement/hostage deal.
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Se acabó la tregua en Gaza: The Truce in Gaza is over
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas with the Vatican media on the blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza and yesterday morning's incursions in various areas of the Strip.
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False conceptions
Gershon Baskin senses that there will never be peace and security for only one of the sides.. It’s live together or die together.. it is now time for the peace of no choice.
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Moving Forward
Gershon Baskin feels that it is time to move from the concept of the war of no choice to the concept of the peace of no choice.
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Finishing Hamas
Gershon Baskin believes that the war will truly end only when no hostages remain in Gaza and Hamas no longer governs it, both administratively or militarily. This objective can only be achieved through a political solution and regional cooperation
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At the Crossroads
Gershon Baskin firmly believes that It is now upon us to choose the path of basing our future on knowing that there will never be a solution until everyone living between the River and the Sea has the same right to the same rights.
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire under strain once more
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas regarding why the shaky ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is under strain again and why Israel wants an end to the public spectacle around the release of hostages, who've been paraded in front of large crowds and sometimes forced to praise their captors.
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What we’ve seen so far and what we’re expecting
Gershon Baskin shares with CNN his perspectives regarding getting the deal done.
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Where is the body of Shiri Bibas
Gershon Baskin shares with Israel Channel 13 his insights regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleging that Hamas "put the body of a Gazan woman in a coffin" instead of the body of Shiri Bibas.
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A letter to Ghazi Hamed
In an open letter to Ghazi Hamad, Gershon Baskin shares that there is no winner in this war – we all lost. Palestine lost. Hamas lost. Israel lost.
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Phase One – Back on Schedule….BUT…..
Gershon Baskin feels that Israelis and Palestinians will never have security unless both of them have security. Hard to swallow now while we are all still living in trauma and fear, but this war really must be the last Israeli Palestinian war.
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Accelerate the Release of all Hostages
Gershon Baskin senses that Enough is enough. We all know how this should end—so let's get there already!
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The Delusion of Mass Emigration
Gershon Baskin senses that we Israelis have to figure out how to get Netanyahu out of power and return Israel to its senses and understanding that the two states solution is back on the table and that it is the only way to ensure Israel’s security and well-being.
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Netanyahu in Washington to meet Trump
Gershon Baskin shares with Australian Broadcasting Company's Eric Tlozek his thoughts regarding Benjamin Netanyahu flying to the United States to meet with the president Donald Trump to discuss the war in Gaza.
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Israeli breach of the agreement
Gershon Baskin senses that Netanyahu is abandoning the hostages and endangering them.
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Six points regarding the current situation between Israel and the Hamas
Gershon Baskin shares six important insights regarding the situation in the Middle East.
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What will happen in the coming days and weeks?
Gershon Baskin shares with CNN that no one is going to put money into Gaza if Hamas is in control there
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Hostage negotiator discusses ongoing ceasefire deal
Veteran Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin discusses with ABC news the ongoing ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
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‘It’s over, Dad’: Jubilant reunions as latest round of Israeli hostage releases passes smoothly
Gershon Baskin shares with Mick Krever of CNN that there is no military victory over Hamas, that should be clear to all. The are no winners in this war. We have all lost.
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Palestinian and Israeli choices
Gershon Baskin senses that the choice is in the hands of the Palestinians if they will continue on the path of Hamas which will lead to more death and destruction or if they will decide on a new path and make clear that they are prepared to live in peace and freedom with Israel if Israel will be prepared to end its occupation over what should become the free State of Palestine.
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Should Jordan & Egypt take more Palestinians from Gaza?
Gershon Baskin shares with the BBC his thoughts regarding the comments of the President of the US, Donald Trump, regarding Jordan & Egypt hosting more Palestinians from Gaza.
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Is the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah coming to an end?
FRANCE 24 's Erin Ogunkeye asks Gershon Baskin if the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah coming to an end?
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Return the mandate to the people
Gershon Baskins senses that if Netanyahu is so confident in his abilities and the people's support for him, let him bring this chapter to an end and return the mandate to the people.
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It’s a bad deal!!
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas regarding the Hostage deal with Zev Brenner of Talkline Network.
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The irony of the deal
From October 7th we knew that in order to return all the hostages we would have to negotiate with Hamas. Despite this, the first and most important goal of the Israeli government since that terrible Read more
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Both sides need to stick to what was signed and the mediators need to uphold that
Gershon Baskin shares with CNN that Both sides need to stick to what was signed and the mediators need to uphold that.
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First Israeli hostages set to be released after ceasefire deal reached
Gershon Baskin shares with CBS's Elizabeth Palmer his thoughts regarding the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that is set to take effect this weekend, with the first hostages expected to be released as soon as Sunday.
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Israeli negotiator: ‘I pushed down my anger in talks with Hamas
Gershon Baskin shares with The Times Gabrielle Weiniger that a peace deal could — and should — have been struck sooner.
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The Israel-Hamas ceasefire hostage deal
CBC News Network's Aarti Pole speaks with Gershon Baskin about Israel-Hamas ceasefire hostage deal
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Trump pressures Netanyahu to push ceasefire deal closer to finish line
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas why Israel should've accepted deal months earlier in May 2024.
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Gaza, Gershon Baskin: l’accordo porterà alla fine della guerra
Gershon Baskin ne è certo, ma sia gli israeliani che i palestinesi dovranno fare pressioni perché i loro rispettivi leader rispondano di quanto è accaduto
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The Deal is not in Real Trouble
Gershon Baskin shares with NBC news, what may be needed in order for the current Hostage deal to come to fruition.
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The Donald Trump Factor Explains the Israel-Hamas Deal but Netanyahu Will Pay for His Incompetence
Gershon Baskin shares with Karan Thapar of "The Wire" that there was a better deal which Prime Minister Netanyahu was unwilling to accept. He shares details of this better deal, which he personally helped to arrange.
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A bad deal is better than no deal. But….
Gershon Baskin shares 7 reasons why the current deal is a bad deal, and why it is better than no deal.
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Not yet official version of the Israel-Hamas “agreement”
Gershon Baskin shares an "unofficial" version of the first phase of the deal that calls for a 42-day ceasefire and the release of an initial 33 hostages, that the Hamas refuses to say if they are dead or alive.
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Hamas leadership
Gershon Baskin emphasizes that there is no single decision-maker in Hamas and there never was.
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Israel-Hamas ‘bad deal’ is better than ‘no deal’: We must stop the ‘death, destruction on all sides
FRANCE 24's Genie Godula welcomes Gershon Baskin who shares his ideas about the current Hamas-Israel deal
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Gaza ceasefire hopes rise amid negotiations in Qatar
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas regarding the resumed ceasefire negotiations in Qatar amid reports that a deal is imminent.
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What Hamas and Israel are agreeing to is the deal that President Biden presented in the end of May
Gershon Baskin tells CNN that essentially, what Hamas and Israel are agreeing to is the deal that president Biden presented in the end of May.
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The deal on the table
Gershon Baskin senses that the current negotiations still do not promise a done deal - but it looks very promising right now.
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Is the Gaza war about to end?
Gershon Baskin believes that until now, Netanyahu has sacrificed the Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians on the altar of his political survival. This cannot last for long
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Ceasefire to locate the hostages
Gershon Baskin believes that Instead of Israel and Hamas arguing about which of the hostages will be released in a partial deal, it would be better to end it with a complete and comprehensive deal - to end the war and return all the hostages.
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End of Year, beginning of new year
Gershon Baskin wants to appeal to all of us, Israelis and Palestinians, to understand that we really only need one state to recognize the State of Palestine and that is Israel.
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End of year assessment of the negotiations
Gershon Baskin feels that without heavy pressure from Trump on Netanyahu, it is difficult to see how to end the war and return all the hostages.
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A Dose of Realpolitik for Palestinians, Israelis, and others in the Region
Gershon Baskin believes that the primary condition for changing the situation is Gaza, is that the war must end and Israel must withdraw from Gaza and for that to happen, the hostages must be returned and Hamas must no longer control Gaza.