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Alexandra Rojkov

Born in St. Petersburg in 1988, Alexandra Rojkov grew up in Swabia (Schwaben). She has reported from Riga, Cairo, Paris and Jerusalem. Her reports have received numerous awards, including the CNN Journalist Award for foreign journalism. Forbes Magazine named her one of the 30 best European journalists under 30 in 2016. She has been an editor in SPIEGEL's foreign department since June 2019.
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The Only Thing that is Certain is that the Hostage Guards will not Survive

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas on the chance for a new prisoner exchange.

By Alexandra Rojkov, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2023 ago
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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