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Hamas is holding some 150 hostages. What are the prospects they’ll be rescued?

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks to Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin about the fate of those people captured by Hamas, when militants attacked Israel.

By Leila Fadel, 2 yearsOctober 13, 2023 ago
Gershon Baskin at the Fatah and Hamas at crossroads conference, Tel Aviv, December 19, 2012
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Deal or no deal: Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks and the path to a wider agreement

James Sorene of Hadiyun: a weekly podcast from BICOM, an independent British think tank producing research and analysis to increase understanding of Israel and the Middle East in the UK, interviews Gershon Baskin.

By James Sorene, 8 yearsAugust 8, 2018 ago
Jerome Michael Segal
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In Maryland, taking on AIPAC

Gershon Baskin supports Prof. Jerome Segal and hopes that as a US senator he will have a lot more influence in shaping a much more positive US position in support of Israel making peace with its Palestinian neighbors.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsMarch 15, 2018 ago
Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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No more slogans, we need action!

Gershon Baskin believes that peace will never be achieved through the barrels of rifles and the power of tanks but rather through the generosity of spirit and the true intention of turning slogans into deeds.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsMarch 8, 2018 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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The Missing Jerusalem

Gershon Baskin believes that we need a mayor worthy of Jerusalem.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsMarch 1, 2018 ago
Gershon Baskin shares his views on peace at 3S Artspace
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It still is the occupation

Gershon Baskin feels that the discrepancies between the two societies between the river and the sea are so blatantly obvious and so blatantly unjust.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsFebruary 21, 2018 ago
Joe Biden at the annual J Street Conference
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Obama doesn’t believe that Netanyahu will move peace process with Palestine

Radio Sputnik discusses the the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the founding Co-Chairman of the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information and a columnist for The Jerusalem Post – Gershon Baskin.

By Sputnik, 10 yearsApril 19, 2016 ago
Oh Jerusalem!! Gershon Baskin: A Zionist Perspective on Peace
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Oh Jerusalem!! Gershon Baskin: A Zionist Perspective on Peace

Gershon shares his take on the current wave of violence in Jerusalem and his perspective on peace in the region.

By Tamara Kramer, 10 yearsOctober 16, 2015 ago
Gershon Baskin
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Israel-Palestine Violence Can Only De-Escalate if ‘Parties Start Talks’

Radio Sputnik discusses the latest escalation of tensions with socio-political activist and co-Chairman of Israel Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives (IPCRI) Gershon Baskin.

By Sputnik, 10 yearsOctober 12, 2015 ago
HAMAS SPOKESMAN Fawzi Barhoum is carried by Gazans as they celebrate what they called a victory over Israel during the cease-fire in Gaza City yesterday.. (photo credit:REUTERS
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Changes in Gaza since the 2005 disengagement

Gershon Baskin shares his insights about the changes in Gaza since the 2005 disengagement and what has transpired in Gaza since Operation Protective Edge in the Summer of 2014.

By Adam Eisler, 11 yearsAugust 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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