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Gershon Baskin: Why the capture of Hadar Goldin is a game changer

Gershon Baskin thinks that Israel is forced to stay in Gaza until they find the soldier and bring him home dead or alive.

By Wolf Blitzer, 12 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
CNN
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The differences between how the Hamas and Israel fights

Gershon Baskin feels that It’s very difficult for an army like Israel to fight this battle because the Hamas are fighting underground, there are guerrilla warfare, light on their feet, they move around easily. The Israelis have tanks and APCs and move a lot of troops. They have an air force.

By Wolf Blitzer, 12 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
CNN
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Why the operation cannot be ended while Hamas is holding an Israeli soldier underground somewhere in Gaza

Gershon Baskin feels that the Israelis were accepting a cease-fire, calculating their steps in order to end this operation, and now the operation cannot be ended while Hamas is holding an Israeli soldier underground somewhere in Gaza

By Wolf Blitzer, 12 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
CNN
Insights

Gershon Baskin on the Capture of Hadar Goldin

Gershon Baskin feels that Israel is not going to walk themselves into another situation of having to negotiate a prisoner release with Hamas, which will give Hamas another victory.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
Abu Obeida (R), the official spokesperson of the Palestinian militant group Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, give a press conference on July 3, 2014 in Gaza City. Islamist Hamas movement, whom Israel has blamed for the kidnap and murder of the three teenagers in June, said it held Netanyahu's government directly responsible for the killing of Abu Khder. 'You will pay the price for your crimes,' it said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images
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Israeli Analyst: Hamas Has 3,000 Elite Soldiers Ready to Die in Suicide Attacks on Israel

Middle East analyst Gershon Baskin said that all the fighters were equipped with suicide vests and that they had expected to die in terrorist attacks.

By Sara A. Carter, 12 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
Gershon Baskin shares his experience, his unique insight and his vision
Insights

Gershon Baskin: How my experience influences my vision for the future.

Gershon Baskin shares his experience, his unique insight and his vision (Dubbed in Russian)

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
Gershon Baskin, who helped negotiate the release of Gilad Shalit, discusses Israeli soldier abductions with Anderson Cooper, the anchor of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 degrees
Gilad Schalit

How Israel negotiates with Hamas

Gershon Baskin, who helped negotiate the release of Gilad Shalit, discusses Israeli soldier abductions with Anderson Cooper, the anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 degrees

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
Gershon Baskin shares his Insights on the Motivation of Palestinian Soldiers
Insights

Gershon Baskin shares his Insights on the Motivation of Palestinian Soldiers

CNN interviews Gershon Baskin regarding his knowledge of the motivation of the Palestinian Soldiers.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 1, 2014 ago
Smoke rises during what witnesses said were heavy Israeli shelling at the Shejaia neighbourhood in Gaza City Photo: REUTERS
Insights

Observations and questions: War, Gaza, defeat and victory

There is no military solution for the problem of Gaza, or the West Bank or the Israeli Palestinian conflict. We will be in the same place again in a year, two years, or three years, only much worse.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsJuly 30, 2014 ago
Yachad
Insights

Where next for Israel and Gaza?

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas on how to end the hostilities in Gaza, and prospects for the future.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsJuly 29, 2014 ago

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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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