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Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
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The no decision elections

It seems a very likely possibility that both Kahlon and President Rivlin will push for a so-called national unity government with Likud and Labor rotating for Prime Minister.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMarch 17, 2015 ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Interviews

Netanyahu rejects Palestinian state ahead of knife-edge election

Gershon Baskin, thinks that Netanyahu is not offering any solution as to what Israel will do with the Palestinian people, nor saying what cancelling the two-state solution would mean in terms of the region or our relations with the world.

By John Reed, 11 yearsMarch 16, 2015 ago
Palestine- Israel Journal
Interviews

An Assessment of Dialogue-Based Initiatives in Light of the Anti-Normalization Criticisms and Mobility Restrictions

Gershon Baskin is cited in this study as saying that official statements coming from the Palestinian Authority (PA) or the Israeli government would help to place Dialogue-Based Initiatives in a better light. Yet no public legitimacy has been given to joint initiatives

By Silvia Hassouna, 11 yearsMarch 12, 2015 ago
Palestinian protest in West Bank A protester holds a placard as she stands next to Israeli soldiers during a protest against Israeli settlements in Beit Fajjar town south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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A cautious peace, but peace nevertheless

There is simply no way Israel can be both democratic and the nation state of the Jewish people if Israel continues to deny the Palestinians their right to self-determination.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMarch 11, 2015 ago
Riman Barakat, Hanna Siniora and Gershon Baskin
Interviews

The Eight Vital Elements to a Peace Resolution.

Gershon Baskin shares his list of eight things that are vital elements to a peace resolution.

By Andrea Kupfer Schneider, 11 yearsMarch 8, 2015 ago
Binyamin Netanyahu warns against nuclear Iran at 2012 UN General Assembly. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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For the sake of Israel, Netanyahu must be sent home

We, the people of Israel, will pay for Netanyahu’s arrogance.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMarch 4, 2015 ago
Gershon Baskin's presentation at the The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University (CMES)
Interviews

Gershon Baskin asks: Is Israeli Palestinian peace still possible? Under what conditions and what if it is not?

Gershon Baskin shares his views at the The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University (CMES) in Sweden

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsMarch 3, 2015 ago
Binyamin Netanyahu warns against nuclear Iran at 2012 UN General Assembly. (photo credit:REUTERS)
Insights

Going ballistic even prior to an agreement

Iran must not get nuclear weapons and must not be allowed to become a nuclear threshold state.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsFebruary 25, 2015 ago
The Arab members of the Knesset
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La voix des Arabes israéliens

Les partis arabes se sont réunis sur une liste commune et pourraient créer la surprise de ces élections.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsFebruary 24, 2015 ago
Gadi Eizenkot
Insights

To the new IDF chief of staff, Gadi Eisenkot

Use your arsenal of brainpower, and not only your arsenal of hi-tech weaponry and explosive materials.

By Gershon Baskin, 11 yearsFebruary 18, 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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