Al-Quds – Gershon Baskin

Al-Quds

Al-Quds is a Palestinian Arabic language daily newspaper, based in Jerusalem. It is published in broadsheet format. It is the largest circulation daily newspaper in the Palestinian territories. It was founded in 1967 as a result of a merger of two publications: Al-Difa and Al-Jihad. The owner of the former Al-Jihad newspaper (which was founded in 1951), Mahmoud Abu-Zalaf, served as its first editor-in-chief until his death in 2005. It is currently edited by his son, Walid Abu-Zalaf. Al-Quds is the most widely read Palestinian daily. In addition to paper circulation, the newspaper publishes its content online in PDF and HTML format. On 17 December 2008, the newspaper's website began publishing content in Persian. The paper operates an office in Washington, D.C., with bureau chief Said Arikat reporting on U.S. foreign policy, specifically as it related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. In early 2023, the news website added a Hebrew and an English edition.

Interviews

With the possibility of concluding a new deal.. What does the chief Israeli negotiator say about the experiences of negotiating with Hamas over prisoners?

Gershon Baskin’s back channel with the Hamas contributed to consolidating Hamas’s conviction that the Israelis are serious about the negotiation initiative.

By Al-Quds, 2 yearsNovember 6, 2023 ago