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“It’s About Revenge”: Former Israeli Hamas Negotiator on War in Gaza

“It’s About Revenge”: Former Israeli Hamas Negotiator on War in Gaza by Mehdi Hasan Gershon Baskin joins Mehdi in a Town Hall to discuss the latest escalations in the Middle East. Read on Substack In this exclusive Zeteo Town Hall Q&A, Mehdi is joined by a former Israeli Hamas negotiator, Gershon Baskin, to discuss the latest escalations in Israel’s war in Gaza, including the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Baskin is one of the Read more

By Mehdi Raza Hasan, 2 yearsAugust 1, 2024 ago

Interviews

Assassination of Hamas’ political leader: ‘Everyone is replaceable, including Haniyeh’, says expert

Gershon Baskin feels that everyone is replaceable, including Haniyeh. He was an important figure but he wasn’t the most important of Hamas today. That person would be Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, who has been underground in a bunker for 300 days, after perpetrating the atrocities against Israel on October 7.

By France 24, 2 yearsAugust 1, 2024 ago

Interviews

How could Israel-Hezbollah tensions impact Gaza ceasefire talks?

Gershon Baskin joins Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Power & Politics to discuss how the Israel-Hezbollah conflict could play into negotiations.

By CBC News Network, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2024 ago

Interviews

No Breakthrough in the latest Round of Cease-fire Talks

Gershon Baskin shares with Fredricka Whitfield his thoughts on the latest Round of Cease-fire Talks between Israel and the Hamas.

By Fredricka Whitfield, 2 yearsJuly 28, 2024 ago

Interviews

Netanyahu to address US Congress amid Gaza conflict

Gershon Baskin is interviewed by Melinda Nucifora on how negotiations have played out, and what impact the prime minister’s visit to the US could have on future talks.

By Melinda Nucifora, 2 yearsJuly 24, 2024 ago

Insights

Disaster

Gershon Baskin feels that we, as human beings, must begin to display our humanity by refusing to allow the killing and destruction to continue to be done in our names. This is the only way of creating a future here in this land that is worth living for.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 2 yearsJuly 23, 2024 ago

Audio

Israel believes Hamas second-in-command may be dead

Gershon Baskin shares his thoughts with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding the serious questions about whether senior Hamas military leader, Mohammed Deif assumed death could alter the course of the on-going ceasefire negotiations, with increasing internal pressure on Hamas leadership to strike a deal.

By Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2 yearsJuly 20, 2024 ago

Insights

The Path Not Taken

Gershon Baskin feels that peace will become possible if there us an emergence of leaders on both side who begin speaking the language of peace and demonstrate their willingness and the political sophistication by reaching out – even if they are not presently in power

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsJuly 9, 2024 ago

Insights

Benjamin Netanyahu’s political objectives and posturing in the Hostage deal negotiations

Gershon Baskin shares with CNN’s Becky Anderson on the Connect The World show his analysis of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political objectives and posturing in these deal negotiations, and comments on the role of the United States’ ‘pressure’ towards a ceasefire and its own political objectives, as President Biden’s image and strength weakens domestically.

By Rebecca "Becky" Anderson, 2 yearsJuly 9, 2024 ago

Interviews

Some experts say Netanyahu’s statement on Sunday suggests the deal may face new hurdles

Gershon Baskin thinks that Hamas will give in to additional Israeli demands,” such as staying on the Philadelphi Corridor, and that Hamas is also unlikely to agree to an Israeli demand of “a veto on the selection of Palestinian prisoners to be released

By Nadeen Ebrahim, 2 yearsJuly 9, 2024 ago