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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’

By Lee Harpin, 2 weeksApril 24, 2025 ago
Deutsche Welle
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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.

By Deutsche Welle (DW), 2 monthsMarch 19, 2025 ago
The World
Audio

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

By Chris Harland-Dunaway, 2 monthsMarch 18, 2025 ago
CNN
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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”

By Nadeen Ebrahim, 2 monthsMarch 18, 2025 ago
i24
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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.

By i24NEWS, 2 monthsMarch 4, 2025 ago
Vatican News
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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.

By Roberto Cetera, 2 monthsMarch 4, 2025 ago
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Audio

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.

By Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 3 monthsFebruary 23, 2025 ago
CNN
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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.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 monthsFebruary 22, 2025 ago
Channel 13 Israel
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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.

By Cathy Newman, 3 monthsFebruary 21, 2025 ago
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Audio

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.

By Eric Tlozek, 3 monthsFebruary 3, 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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