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Joe Lauria

Joe Lauria has been an independent journalist covering international affairs, with a focus on the Middle East, for more than 20 years. He has been an investigative reporter for The Sunday Times of London and Bloomberg News and has reported from the UN for The Boston Globe, Montreal Gazette, Wall Street Journal, London Daily Telegraph, Johannesburg Star and The National. He's also written for The NY Times, Washington Post, Salon.com, and The Guardian. He has reported from the region where he has traveled widely.
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Israel’s former secret service chief says country ‘frightened of outcry over ground war’

Gershon Baskin shares information regarding a ceasefire agreement that Israel sent to Ahmed Al Jabari, commander of Ezzedine Al Qassam, Hamas’s military wing.

By Joe Lauria, 13 yearsNovember 22, 2012 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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