Gilad Schalit
Meet the insiders: men who made Shalit deal happen
Gershon Baskin got a call from a Hamas member three days after Mr Shalit’s abduction asking him to act as a back-channel for talks.
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Talking Peace Is Only Language He Understands
When a series of terrorist attacks killed eight Israelis around the southern Israeli city of Eilat, Gershon Baskin knew immediately that the deaths had the potential to escalate into a full-blown conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that rules Gaza. And he saw himself as one of the Read more…
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In Boost for McCain, Ultra-Orthodox Push Israelis to Vote in American Elections
Gershon Baskin claims that American Jews are by majority behind Obama and most Israelis would vote for McCain, especially among American Israelis, who tend to be more right-wing and more religious.
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A Skeptical Audience Awaits Barack Obama in Israel
Gershon Baskin said he regards the election of Obama as “essential for Israel,” but he also said that the majority of Israelis will never agree with him as he doesn’t have the knee-jerk reaction of using force to fix everything, which is a widespread Israeli position on much of the left as well as the right.