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Hamas Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyya (Islamic Resistance Movement)
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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!

By Gershon Baskin, 1 dayMay 29, 2025 ago
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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.

By Arieh O'Sullivan, 2 weeksMay 19, 2025 ago
Hamas militants display weapons in front of a destroyed house east of Gaza City, Aug. 27, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Majdi Fathi)
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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.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 weeksMay 18, 2025 ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L) after their joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AFP
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Macron and Netanyahu

Gershon Baskin shares his insights regarding the relationships between Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron and Netanyahu.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 weeksMay 14, 2025 ago
Steven Charles Witkoff
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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/

By Gershon Baskin, 2 weeksMay 14, 2025 ago
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016. Credit: Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
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The Release Today

Gershon Baskin senses that there is something changing and evolving US-Israel relationship.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 weeksMay 12, 2025 ago
Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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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.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 weeksMay 4, 2025 ago
UNSCOP (3 September 1947) and UN Ad Hoc Committee (25 November 1947) partition plans. The UN Ad Hoc committee proposal was voted on in the resolution.
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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?

By Gershon Baskin, 4 weeksMay 1, 2025 ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a CFR meeting
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More Lies

Gershon Baskin strongly senses that everyday that Netanyahu is in power, Israel is weakened and his government loses its right to exist.

By Gershon Baskin, 1 monthApril 19, 2025 ago
Binyamin Netanyahu warns against nuclear Iran at 2012 UN General Assembly. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Our Responsibility

Gershon Baskin urges us let not to forget our responsibility as Israelis

By Gershon Baskin, 1 monthApril 16, 2025 ago

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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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