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Israel must use Saudi normalization as leverage for peace with Palestinians

Gershon Baskin feels that the opportunity of Israeli-Saudi gradual normalization can be a leveraging point for the benefit of Israeli-Palestinian relations.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsJuly 6, 2022 ago
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The party I’d like to vote for

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas regarding why we need a new political movement in Israel that would be the civilian bridge between the Jewish and Palestinian communities.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsJune 29, 2022 ago
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Election after election, the Palestinian elephant is still in the room

Gershon Baskin ponders on how do our potential leaders propose that we actually find a way to eventually live in peace between the river and the sea?

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsJune 22, 2022 ago
UNSCOP (3 September 1947) and UN Ad Hoc Committee (25 November 1947) partition plans. The UN Ad Hoc committee proposal was voted on in the resolution.
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Could the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been avoided?

Gershon Baskin believes that it is only through developing genuine cooperation and partnership across the divide that we can even begin to think together on how we can share the land, express our unique identities and live together in peace.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsJune 15, 2022 ago
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Diplomatic honesty is key

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas on why Israel will not enjoy impunity forever and the Palestinian people will never disappear.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsJune 8, 2022 ago
Abu Obeida (R), the official spokesperson of the Palestinian militant group Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, give a press conference on July 3, 2014 in Gaza City. Islamist Hamas movement, whom Israel has blamed for the kidnap and murder of the three teenagers in June, said it held Netanyahu's government directly responsible for the killing of Abu Khder. 'You will pay the price for your crimes,' it said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images
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Confronting the extremists on both sides

Gershon Baskin believes that he will continue to try to create opportunities for direct engagement and eventually he will succeed.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsJune 1, 2022 ago
Jewish Youths in Israel wave flags and stand atop a hill. The author recalls his own young days in Zionist youth groups
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Jerusalem, Flags, and Provocations

Gershon Baskin feels that Israel should grant all people under Israel’s military control full Israeli citizens and full equal rights under Israeli rule.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsMay 25, 2022 ago
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The Nakba, the flag and responsibility

Gershon Baskin believes that the single largest existential threat to Israel is Israel itself.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsMay 18, 2022 ago
Hamas Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyya (Islamic Resistance Movement)
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Think twice before advocating for Sinwar’s execution

Gersdho Baskin feels that both in the short-term and mid-term, engaging Sinwar is a much wiser political strategic option than killing him.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsMay 11, 2022 ago
Jerusalem Al Aqsa Mosque
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How do we make holy places holy again?

Gershon Baskin shares his proposals that would make the holy sites holy again and ensure that they will not continue to be the center of religious and national violence.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 yearsMay 5, 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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