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Gerhard Elfers

Originally from a small town in Western Germany, Gerhard Elfers has forged a 35-year-long career in journalism as a TV anchor, reporter and producer. For a decade and a half, Gerhard lived in London, what he calls the "coolest city on earth," working as a producer for Germany's ARD, NBC News and others. He joined DW as a London correspondent in 2008, before joining the Business team in Berlin as an anchor in 2015 and then DW News in 2019. Gerhard has also published a book called "111 Reasons to love London." Before working in front of the camera, he was a cameraman for German broadcasters based in Bonn and later worked as a reporter and an executive producer at RTL.
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This is very fragile

Gershon Baskin shares his insights with Gerhard Elfers about the fragility of the Hostage situation.

By Gerhard Elfers, 2 yearsNovember 23, 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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