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Terry McSweeney

Terry McSweeney anchors the weekend edition of NBC Bay Area News He reported live from New York City after the September 11 terrorist attacks and was named “Best Anchor” by the Albany Times Union.He was honored with two Edward R. Murrow Awards for his news reporting and coverage of breaking news. Terry is a San Francisco native, a devoted father, and a life-long Giants and 49ers fan. He attended UC Berkeley and graduated from San Francisco State University in 1981 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
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Bay Area couple believes family members are being held hostage by Hamas

Gershon Baskin thinks that with Israel poised for an invasion of Gaza, time for a negotiated hostage release is rapidly running out.

By Terry McSweeney, 2 yearsOctober 16, 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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