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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes in national election, March 17, 2015. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
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No democracy with occupation

Gershon Baskin feels that democracy is indivisible and equality must be enjoyed by all people under the same political regime.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsFebruary 9, 2023 ago
Funeral in Jenin
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The Unending Cycle

Gershon Baskin believes that the common factor in past terrorists isn’t religion, economic situation or educational background. They all had a loved one die in Israeli action.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsFebruary 1, 2023 ago
Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Trade
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Eine Lösung für Israel-Palästina

Die früheren Philosophien über die Landaufteilung zwischen Israelis und Palästinensern waren unzulänglich, findet der Autor.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsJanuary 29, 2023 ago
Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Trade
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The solution to Israel-Palestine

Gershon Baskin explores solutions to the situation in the Middle East

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsJanuary 25, 2023 ago
Palestinians carry knives and daggers as they attend a military parade of members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, to mark the 28th anniversary. (photo credit:MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
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Changing our position on Hamas

Gershon Baskin believes that all parties should seek to engage directly with Hamas and to push forward opportunities for Hamas to demonstrate pragmatism.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsJanuary 19, 2023 ago
PROTESTERS IN Jordan hold Jordanian and Palestinian flags as they march in protest against Israel..(Photo by: REUTERS)
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A New-Old Approach

Gershon Baskin feels that Israel deserves to be condemned for the continued and systematic abuse of Palestinian rights,

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsJanuary 12, 2023 ago
Palestine- Israel Journal
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Proposals for Israeli, Palestinian, and International Action Now

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas regarding the many things that Israelis, Palestinians, Israelis and Palestinians together, and international actors could do to push us forward toward a better future.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsJanuary 8, 2023 ago
Gershon Baskin
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New gov’t has no intention of dealing with the Palestinian issue

Gershon Baskin feels that the concept of “One person, one vote” has led to a reality that is causing the failure of the peace process and the non-existence of the possibility of a viable Palestinian state next to Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsJanuary 5, 2023 ago
Jordan valley settlement.
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OECD states should recognize Palestine in response to new Israel gov’t

Gershon Baskin feels that an appropriate response to the new Israeli government’s increased settlement building should be the boycotting of all settlements.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsDecember 29, 2022 ago
Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu
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Netanyahu’s government will violate the civil and human rights of Israelis

Gershon Baskin believes that we all want good governance and law and order but we also want justice and there can be no real justice without full equality.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 yearsDecember 22, 2022 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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