For years, two men sent secret messages between Israel and Hamas. (I årevis sendte to mænd hemmelige beskeder mellem Israel og Hamas)

Merian Garde Gras :

Gershon Baskin

What you are about to experience now is a correspondence between two people who insist on talking to each other across an abyssal chasm. It is a series of WhatsApp messages between an American-Israeli hostage negotiator and a senior Hamas memberin the days after the terrorist attack against Israel on October 7 last year.

These messages provide a truly unique insight into the ultimate test of dialogue in the Israel/Palestine conflict and with the parties to the war in Gaza.
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Part 1: https://www.zetland.dk/historie/sek37gN5-a8RVB0BV-2d19c
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After total breakdown, Gershon reaches out to Ghazi again.
Part 2: https://www.zetland.dk/historie/sOz0Ew12-a8RVB0BV-16a01
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Merian Garde Gras

Merian Garde Gras

Merian Garde Gräs is a journalist and editor for the borderless group, Zetland's answer to a foreign editorial office. She has previously hosted Zetland Helikopter.

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