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Is Yahya Sinwar serious about a deal?

Gershon Baskin, who helped secure the release Yahya Sinwar, (the chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau and the Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip) as part of the Gilad Shalit deal, shares his ideas if Sinwar is serious about a deal.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 2 yearsAugust 11, 2024 ago
Channel 4 News
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Does Benjamin Netanyahu care about Israel’s Isolation from it’s allies?

Gershon Baskin shares with the UK’s Channel 4 news his thoughts regrading if Benjamin Netanyahu cares about Israel’s Isolation from it’s allies.

By Channel 4 News, 2 yearsAugust 10, 2024 ago
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The Mediators and the Rules of the Game

Gershon Baskin shares the main elements of the bridging proposal that he sent to the Egyptian Head of Intelligence, the Qatari PM and the NSC in the White House.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsAugust 9, 2024 ago
Deutsche Welle
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Israel agrees to resume Gaza truce talks

Gershon Baskin shares with Deutsche Welle, his thoughts regrading “strong-arming” Israel and Hanas into agreeing to a cease-fire/hostage release deal.

By Deutsche Welle (DW), 2 yearsAugust 9, 2024 ago
CBS News
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U.S., Egypt and Qatar call for “urgent talks” next week to reach Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal

Gershon Baskin shares with CBS News his thoughts regarding the reports that the gaps cease-fire talks. are narrow enough that they can be closed..

By Ramy Inocencio, 2 yearsAugust 8, 2024 ago
France 24
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Sinwar represents the most extreme element in Hamas organisation

Gershon Baskin feels that the hope of a ceasefire goes away as Sinwar represents the most extreme element in Hamas organisation.

By France 24, 2 yearsAugust 7, 2024 ago
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Bring the hostages home and ending the war in 6 weeks

Gershon Baskin shares his proposal For mediators’ ultimatum to Israel and Hamas.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsAugust 7, 2024 ago
Mothers Against Violence Israel (MAVI)
Interviews

So That We Can Also Live Here And Not Just Die Here

Gershon Baskin and Samer Sinjalawi, review the peace process and talkd about what the government is really doing for the hostages and for our future, and about a brave, inclusive and possible vision for a fundamental change of the system.

By Mothers Against Violence Israel, 2 yearsAugust 5, 2024 ago
Die Presse
Interviews

Middle East negotiator: “Hamas will not give up”

Gershon Baskin explains what the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh means for the Israeli hostages, how the Gaza war ends and why Benjamin Netanyahu is a hostage to its problems

By Julia Neumann, 2 yearsAugust 4, 2024 ago
Medium
Interviews

Israel Is Only Thinking About Revenge; New Target Is Sinwar

Gershon Baskin believes only one thing could change the game’s rules. That could be finding and killing Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar or other senior Hamas leaders.

By Dora Mengüç, 2 yearsAugust 3, 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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