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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.
Benjamin Netanyahu and François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande
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Join the world, don’t fight against it

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still believes that the establishment of a Palestinian state next to Israel is an Israeli interest. He has stated, since the elections, that he does not want to see Israel becoming a bi-national state and therefore a peaceful, democratic Palestinian state that recognizes Israel as the Read more

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsJuly 8, 2015 ago
Moshe Yaalon. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
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There is no such thing as managing the conflict

Instead of predicting the non-resolvability of the conflict, why aren’t Israel’s leaders doing everything possible to find a way to resolve it?

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsJuly 1, 2015 ago
Palestinian children hold toy guns during a protest on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City,
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Obviously no peace now, so what then?

Let’s begin to think of what can be done that can improve life for people rather than making it more difficult.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsJune 24, 2015 ago
Ramadan Kareem
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Ramadan Kareem!

I wish all of our Muslim neighbors a peaceful and fulfilling Ramadan.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsJune 17, 2015 ago
PEOPLE WATCH as Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades parade in Gaza. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Israel’s strategic choices regarding Gaza

Temporary moves by Israel to ease life in Gaza, while positive in their intent, must take into account longer- term policy imperatives, which must include the demise of Hamas and other extremists.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsJune 10, 2015 ago
Palestinian children hold toy guns during a protest on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City,
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Anti-normalization hypocrites

It is time that the Palestinian leadership and people stand up and tell these people to cease and desist.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsJune 3, 2015 ago
UNSCOP (3 September 1947) and UN Ad Hoc Committee (25 November 1947) partition plans. The UN Ad Hoc committee proposal was voted on in the resolution.
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Israel: Vote Yes on Partition!

Israeli opposition to the resolution and attempts by Israel to ensure a U.S. veto of the resolution..could be the catalyst for even greater international resolve to punish Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMay 27, 2015 ago
FIFA President Sepp Blatter with Palestinian soccer coaches. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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FIFA, soccer and the Palestinians

For the past two years FIFA has encouraged the Palestinians to work out their differences with Israel directly.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMay 13, 2015 ago
Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu
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Both sides now

Neither side takes any responsibility for the failures of the peace process and their inability to reach a final peace agreement.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMay 6, 2015 ago
PEOPLE MARCH as they hold a large Palestinian flag in Ramallah in October.
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It’s time for Palestine

For the survival and for the security of Israel, it is time for Palestine.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsApril 29, 2015 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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