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Gershon Baskin

Gershon Baskin is one of the most recognizable names in the Middle East Peace process. He is a political and social entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to peace between Israel and its neighbors. His dedication to creating a culture of peace and environmental awareness, coupled with his impeccable integrity, has earned him the trust of the leaders of all sides of the century old conflict. Few people have such far-reaching and positive impacts on promoting peace, security, prosperity and bi-national relationships. Gershon is an advisor to Israeli, Palestinian and International Prime Ministers on the Middle East Peace Process and the founder and director of IPCRI, the Israeli-Palestinian Public Policy Institute. He was the initiator and negotiator of the secret back channel between Israel and Hamas for the release of 1,027 prisoners – mainly Palestinians and Arab-Israelis of which 280 were sentenced to life in prison, including Yahya Sinwar, the current Palestinian leader of the Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The prisoners were imprisoned for planning and perpetrating various attacks against Jewish targets that resulted in the killing of 569 Israelis in exchange for one Israeli soldier, Gilad Schalit. Gershon is actively involved in research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, environmental security, political strategy, peace education, economics, culture and in the development of affordable solar projects with the goal of providing clean electricity for 50 million people by 2020. He is a founding member of Kol Ezraheiha-Kol Muwanteneiha (All of the Citizens) political party in Israel. He is now directing The Holy Land Bond and is the Middle East Director for ICO – International Communities Organization - a UK based NGO working in conflict zones with failed peace processes.
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New gov’t has no intention of dealing with the Palestinian issue

Gershon Baskin feels that the concept of “One person, one vote” has led to a reality that is causing the failure of the peace process and the non-existence of the possibility of a viable Palestinian state next to Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsJanuary 5, 2023 ago
Jordan valley settlement.
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OECD states should recognize Palestine in response to new Israel gov’t

Gershon Baskin feels that an appropriate response to the new Israeli government’s increased settlement building should be the boycotting of all settlements.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsDecember 29, 2022 ago
Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu
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Netanyahu’s government will violate the civil and human rights of Israelis

Gershon Baskin believes that we all want good governance and law and order but we also want justice and there can be no real justice without full equality.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsDecember 22, 2022 ago
Rabbi Menachem From and Ibrahim Abu el Hawa
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What do we do with this reality? We need to talk

Gershon Baskin feels that if Islam and Judaism truly lived together in peace in the past, it is possible for them to live in peaceful coexistence in the future.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsDecember 15, 2022 ago
Knesset chamber
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When will Israelis see Palestinians as partners in peace?

Gershon Baskin fears that the new government of Israel will be cementing a new form of inequality under the law which should not be acceptable to anyone, anywhere in the world.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsDecember 8, 2022 ago
Gershon Baskin and Mahmoud Abbas
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PA legitimacy decline puts Palestinian society on collision course

Gershon Baskin hopes that whoever is in power or is trying to be in power in Israel will extend a hand of peace with the genuine desire to get back to the table to figure out how we will all share this land.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsNovember 24, 2022 ago
Gershon Baskin speaking at the Jornadas por la Paz conference in Mexico City.
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Political battle: Is Israel more Jewish or Israeli?

Gershon askin explains why he is part of a new struggle that will replace the old so-called Zionist Left with a newly emerging movement for change based on equality.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsNovember 17, 2022 ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a CFR meeting
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Right-wing solutions

Gershon Baskin is looking forward to seeing how the new Netanyahu government will deal with regional relations and the Palestinian issue.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsNovember 10, 2022 ago
Binyamin Netanyahu. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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An Israeli Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir gov’t will fan fumes of hatred

Gershon Baskin feels that a new right-wing government filled with extremists will not make Israel stronger and will certainly not provide any of us with more security.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsNovember 3, 2022 ago
The Arab members of the Knesset
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Israel Elections: Palestinian Israelis must go vote

Gershon Baskin provides compelling reasons why Palestinian Israelis must go vote so that we can annul the Nation-State Law and pass a Basic Law for Equality of all citizens.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsOctober 27, 2022 ago

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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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