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Palestinian children hold toy guns during a protest on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City,
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Anti-normalization hypocrites

It is time that the Palestinian leadership and people stand up and tell these people to cease and desist.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsJune 3, 2015 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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Israel: Vote Yes on Partition!

Israeli opposition to the resolution and attempts by Israel to ensure a U.S. veto of the resolution..could be the catalyst for even greater international resolve to punish Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMay 27, 2015 ago
Carleton College
Interviews

Confronting the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Gershon Baskin met with a group of activists at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. The activists came away with the feeling that Gershon was incredibly honest with them regarding the need for a two state solution between Israel and Palestine, in order to bring peace within the region.

By Nick Lorenz, 11 yearsMay 17, 2015 ago
FIFA President Sepp Blatter with Palestinian soccer coaches. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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FIFA, soccer and the Palestinians

For the past two years FIFA has encouraged the Palestinians to work out their differences with Israel directly.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMay 13, 2015 ago
Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu
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Both sides now

Neither side takes any responsibility for the failures of the peace process and their inability to reach a final peace agreement.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMay 6, 2015 ago
PEOPLE MARCH as they hold a large Palestinian flag in Ramallah in October.
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It’s time for Palestine

For the survival and for the security of Israel, it is time for Palestine.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsApril 29, 2015 ago
Former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, former US president Bill Clinton, and the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn.. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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The Failed Oslo Peace Process: What Went Wrong and Lessons Learned

In this background paper, Gershon Baskin demonstrates how twenty two years of failed peace process have left the public on both sides of the conflict with a deep sense that there is no partner for peace and that peace is not possible.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsApril 29, 2015 ago
Gershon Baskin with Carol Daniel Kasbari
Insights

The Israeli Palestinian Peace process: lessons learned from 22 years of failed agreements

Gershon Baskin focused on the lessons that should be learned from the failures of Israeli Palestinian peace processes and offered conclusions regarding future prospects.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsApril 29, 2015 ago
Gershon Baskin discusses the roles that Ahmed Jabari and Razi Hamed play in Hamas-Israel Relations.
Insights

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Origins, Developments and Attempts at Resolution

Rafaela Barkay interviews Dr. Gershon Baskin about his personal experience as an advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel during the years immediately before and after the Oslo accords. Gershon shares his insights regarding what worked and did not work and why.

By Rafaela Barkay, 11 yearsApril 28, 2015 ago
Gershon Baskin lecturing in front of Students at Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Interviews

Israel’s Baskin Case

Gershon Baskin is analyzed by the director of the Israel Resource News Agency & The Center for Near East Policy Research.

By David Bedein, 11 yearsApril 27, 2015 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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