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Hanne Christiansen

Hanne Christiansen is the Middle East Correspondent at Aftenposten. IShe was the Culture and Communications Officer for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was part of the communications team at the United Nations Global Compact responsible for press and media relations, researching and writing articles and assisting with the high-level GC+15 event celebrating the Global Compact's 15th anniversary. Her articles can be found in The Guardian, Dazed & Confused Magazine, The FADER, Nowness, Vice Nordics, Ala Champfest Magazine, ENO (Norway) and Natt & Dag (Norway).
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Hamas-topp ble invitert til hemmelig møte i Norge. Da satte Huitfeldt foten ned

Den israelske fredsaktivisten Gershon Baskin ville holde hemmelige forhandlinger med Hamas i Norge. Det sa den norske regjeringen nei til.

By Hanne Christiansen, 2 yearsOctober 30, 2023 ago
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Israels bakkeinvasjon har ennå ikke begynt. Liri (18) kan være en del av forklaringen. (Israel’s ground invasion has not yet begun. Liri (18) may be part of the explanation.)

Relatives demand prisoner exchange. Gershon Baskin believes that it will be difficult, as he has negotiated with Hamas before.

By Hanne Christiansen, 2 yearsOctober 17, 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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