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Is there an alternative to this war?
Gershon Baskin hopes that we can persuade people to save their own lives the lives of all of the innocent victims that they have ruled over for too many years.
Interviews
Dozens of Countries Scramble to Identify More Than 150 Citizens Held Hostage in Gaza
Gershon Baskin thinks that Hamas could potentially release the women, children, sick, and elderly, as part of a continuing negotiation he and several other experienced mediators are attempting to advance, in return for the release of a group of Palestinian minors and women from the West Bank imprisoned in Israel.
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‘Window of opportunity’ to rescue ‘some’ Israeli hostages
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas about a Window of opportunity to rescue hostages
Insights
The day after tomorrow
Gershon Baskin firmly believes that the process of rebuilding and creating a new reality will have to be done by the people – with new leadership on both sides
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Hamas is holding some 150 hostages. What are the prospects they’ll be rescued?
NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks to Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin about the fate of those people captured by Hamas, when militants attacked Israel.
Interviews
Though Gaza kept under close watch, rescuing hostages there poses daunting task
Gershon Baskin shares his ideas about the challenges of releasing Hostages.
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With hostages’ fate uncertain, Israeli families tend spark of hope
Gershon Baskin thinks that there are very few if any options for getting the hostages out through an agreement.
Interviews
Gaza is tiny and watched closely by Israel. But rescuing hostages there would be a daunting task
Gershon Baskin believes that no one has the appetite to give Hamas any kind of prize.
Insights
I once helped free an Israeli hostage from Hamas, and I know this time it’s different
Gershon Baskin feels that negotiations rely on trust, and that will be in short supply after everything that’s happened.
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Israel Has No Intention of Giving Hamas a Prize
Gershon Baskin, who was involved in previous hostage negotiations, describes how Netanyahu will handle the release of abducted Israelis.