Gilad Schalit
Meet the insiders: men who made Shalit deal happen
Gershon Baskin got a call from a Hamas member three days after Mr Shalit’s abduction asking him to act as a back-channel for talks.
Gershon Baskin got a call from a Hamas member three days after Mr Shalit’s abduction asking him to act as a back-channel for talks.
Economic development is Gaza may not be a motivating idea for Hamas leaders, but it is in the interests of Israel.
This is a historic moment. It is possible to reach agreement within one year and there are no better people than you to do it.
Ilana Dayan-Orbach, an Israeli investigative journalist, anchorwoman, and attorney, best known as host of the investigative television program Uvda (“Fact”) on the Israeli Channel 2, interviews Gershon Baskin on the exchange of messages between the Hamas regarding Gilad Schalit.
Gershon Baskin shares his insights on his role in freeing Gilad Schalit.
Gershon Baskin was speaking for himself and trying to get into the door of the prime minister’s office to convey some of the messages he was getting from Hamas, with a view that they might be able to settle the prisoner situation
If there’s one person who can claim much of the credit for Gilat Shalit’s release it’s Gershon Baskin. He was the first Isaeli to make contact with Hamas, only days after Gilad Shalit was abducted more than five years ago.
Al Jazeera’s Teymoor Nabili speaks to Gershon Baskin about his role in the negotiations leading to an Israeli-Hamas prisoner swap agreement that freed Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit.
Gershon Baskin persisted in contacts with Hamas when official envoys failed to secure the release of Gilad Shalit.
Gershon Baskin persisted in contacts with Hamas when official envoys failed.