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Binyamin Netanyahu. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Netanyahu says peace is ‘within our reach’ 

Gershon Baskin thinks that Netanyahu has no intention of giving the Palestinians anything political, and the Palestinians won’t accept anything from Netanyahu that isn’t political.

By John Reed, 9 yearsAugust 24, 2017 ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
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Netanyahu rejects Palestinian state ahead of knife-edge election

Gershon Baskin, thinks that Netanyahu is not offering any solution as to what Israel will do with the Palestinian people, nor saying what cancelling the two-state solution would mean in terms of the region or our relations with the world.

By John Reed, 11 yearsMarch 16, 2015 ago
Security Council Meeting on Middle East Situation
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Palestinians to turn to UN amid frustration with peace process

Gershon Baskin thinks that the Palestinians have concluded that negotiations with the government of Benjamin Netanyahu are a waste of time, and are meant to waste time while it continues to do what it does, which is to continue the occupation by building more settlements.

By John Reed, 12 yearsSeptember 1, 2014 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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