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Opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Labor) met with PA President Mahmoud Abbas. (photo credit:Ran Aharon)
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The Zionist Left – Israel’s only hope

Gershon Basin thinks that we must put an end to the divisions created by the Right which incites against groups of citizens who do not share its ultra-nationalist fantasies

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsMay 10, 2017 ago
Rain clouds are seen over the Dome of the Rock, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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To be a Free People

Gershon Baskin believes that Israel is “home” in the deepest sense of the word, for Gershon to live in the land of his people and to feel free where he belongs is a great privilege that he is grateful for every day.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsMay 3, 2017 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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The Day After Independence Day

Gershon Baskin thinks that we must face the future with confidence that this conflict can and must come to an end.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 9 yearsApril 26, 2017 ago
Marwan Hasib Ibrahim Barghouti
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Prisoners, strikes and rights

Gershon Baskin thinks that the best way to for Palestinian political leaders both from the Palestinian Authority and from Hamas to bring Palestinian prisoners home and set them free is to make genuine peace with Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsApril 20, 2017 ago
Gershon Baskin joins the Family of Avraham Abera Mengistu to mark two years since his disappearance.
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Israel must bring them home

Gershon Baskin thinks that while the Jews are celebrating their freedom and liberation, they should also begin talking about the freedom and liberation of those Israelis held against their will in Gaza.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsApril 18, 2017 ago
Ben Kfir and Moira Jilani of the Parents Circle Family Forum
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The inevitability of peace

Gershon Baskin advises that we should take a proactive step of ending the cycle of victimization, by overcoming despair and liberating ourselves from being passive participants in the continuation of the conflict.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsApril 6, 2017 ago
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016. Credit: Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
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From Washington to Jerusalem

Gershon Baskin believes that we should learn from the American democracy and regain our sense of political efficacy.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsMarch 29, 2017 ago
Jason Greenblatt, U.S.A. President Trump’s special representative for international negotiations (a role that involves overseeing negotiations between Israelis and the Palestinians) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Eight Pieces of Advice to Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt

Gershon Baskin shares several insights into the lessons that should have been learned from decades-long attempts to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsMarch 15, 2017 ago
PA finance minister Shukri Bishara shakes hands with his Israeli counter part Yair Lapid, June 16 2013. Photo by Anat Hamemi
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Becoming a Real, Effective Democracy Requires a Real, Effective Opposition

Gershon Baskin believes that the political reality to the Left of Netanyahu is splintered and fractured over egos and severely lacking in political integrity.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsMarch 8, 2017 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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Only Two States: Nothing Else

Gershon Baskin believes that the ideas that Palestinians have brought to the table with assistance from previous US administrations of a US military or NATO military role in Israeli- Palestinian peace is misguided and not productive.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 yearsMarch 1, 2017 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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