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Enrico Franceschini

Per trentacinque anni è stato corrispondente dall'estero del quotidiano la Repubblica per il quale ha lavorato nelle sedi di New York, Washington, Mosca, Gerusalemme e Londra; una lunga carriera che ha rievocato in un inserto di otto pagine sul quotidiano. Ha pubblicato romanzi e saggi e tradotto tre libri di poesia di Charles Bukowski. È anche autore di numerosi podcast. Ha cominciato a fare il giornalista da ragazzo a Bologna, scrivendo di sport per i giornali della sua città.
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I nemici si parlano. Scambiamo donne e bambini

I messaggi dal 7 ottobre in poi tra Gershon Baskin, che negoziò la liberazione del soldato Shalit, e Ghazi Hamad, uno dei massimi dirigenti di Gaza. Un botta e risposta che rivela mentalità e obiettivi diversi. Tra due persone che, dopo tanti anni, oggi non si riconoscono più

By Enrico Franceschini, 2 yearsNovember 19, 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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