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Binyamin Netanyahu warns against nuclear Iran at 2012 UN General Assembly. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Israel-Iran

Gershon Baskin feels that there is a near and clear possibility for Israel to de-escalate the situation with Iran and this is what it should do.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 5, 2024 ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
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The Letter that Netanyahu has to sign

Gershon Baskin shares a draft letter that he composed intended for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sign and send to Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., the current president of the United States, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar and Abd el-Fattah el-Sisi, the current president of Egypt.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 5, 2024 ago
The Washington Post
Interviews

Former Israeli and Palestinian ministers: A way out of this endless war

Ehud Olmert, the prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and Nasser al-Kidwa, the foreign affairs minister of the Palestinian National Authority from 2005 to 2006, share their plan for peace in the Middle East based on the ideas of Gershon Baskin

By Ehud Olmert, 2 yearsOctober 4, 2024 ago
The National
Interviews

Israel should take Gaza ceasefire deal, says hostage negotiator who freed Gilad Shalit

Gershon Baskin tells The National that Israelis must realise their own security failures allowed October 7 to happen

By Thomas Harding, 2 yearsOctober 4, 2024 ago
Gershon Baskin
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The New Year

Gershon Baskin senses that our recovery as a nation will only begin after the return of the hostages

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 2, 2024 ago
Gershon Baskin
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This week- bringing the hostages home!

Gershon Baskin outlines what needs to be done in order to make the three-week deal come true!!!

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsSeptember 30, 2024 ago
Gershon Baskin
Interviews

The Three Week Hostage Deal

Gershon Baskin explores various strategies to apply pressure on both sides, including leveraging the influence of other countries, targeting key decision-makers, and focusing on the legacy of the current President.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 2 yearsSeptember 29, 2024 ago
CNN
Interviews

Netanyahu’s UNGA speech ‘one of the lowest points of Israeli propaganda’

Gershon Baskin, a participant on a panel, shares with CNN’s Becky Anderson his impressions of the speech that Netanyahu presented at the General Assembly of the United Nations and the status of the negotiations with the Hamas.

By Rebecca "Becky" Anderson, 2 yearsSeptember 27, 2024 ago
Gershon Baskin
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War Assessment: Lebanon and Gaza – Hamas, Israel and the USA

Gershon Baskin believes that not a minute of time should be wasted on egos, lack of trust, and lack of experience in bringing an end to the war.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsSeptember 27, 2024 ago
Gershon Baskin holds the draft agreement between Israel and Hamas for the release of Gilad Shalit at his home in Jerusalem, October 12, 2011
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Basics Dynamics of the Three-Week Plan: A Wishful Thinking Proposal

Gershon Baskin puts on the table an outline for the end of hostilities and the return of the Hostages that provides some insights, some hopes, and some directions forward.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsSeptember 27, 2024 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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