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The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organization.
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Israel: Der Verlust des Mitgefühls

Der Anschlag auf das Krankenhaus in Gaza ist eine verbrecherische Kriegshandlung. Wer auch immer es getan hat, Israel, wie von den Palästinensern behauptet, oder der Dschihad, wie von Israel behauptet, sollte seine Schuld zugeben. Wenn es Absicht war, ist es noch entsetzlicher.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 18, 2023 ago
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What we see and what we don’t

Gershon Baskin shares his feelings about what transpired at the hospital in Gaza

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 18, 2023 ago
Aftenposten
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Israels bakkeinvasjon har ennå ikke begynt. Liri (18) kan være en del av forklaringen. (Israel’s ground invasion has not yet begun. Liri (18) may be part of the explanation.)

Relatives demand prisoner exchange. Gershon Baskin believes that it will be difficult, as he has negotiated with Hamas before.

By Hanne Christiansen, 2 yearsOctober 17, 2023 ago
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Is there an alternative to this war?

Gershon Baskin hopes that we can persuade people to save their own lives the lives of all of the innocent victims that they have ruled over for too many years.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2023 ago
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‘Window of opportunity’ to rescue ‘some’ Israeli hostages

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas about a Window of opportunity to rescue hostages

By Matt Frei, 2 yearsOctober 15, 2023 ago
Hamas Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyya (Islamic Resistance Movement)
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The day after tomorrow

Gershon Baskin firmly believes that the process of rebuilding and creating a new reality will have to be done by the people – with new leadership on both sides

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 15, 2023 ago
The Christian Science Monitor
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With hostages’ fate uncertain, Israeli families tend spark of hope

Gershon Baskin thinks that there are very few if any options for getting the hostages out through an agreement.

By Christa Case Bryant, 2 yearsOctober 13, 2023 ago
Gilad, Noam and Aviva Shalit with Gershon Baskin
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I once helped free an Israeli hostage from Hamas, and I know this time it’s different

Gershon Baskin feels that negotiations rely on trust, and that will be in short supply after everything that’s happened.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 12, 2023 ago
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Israel Has No Intention of Giving Hamas a Prize

Gershon Baskin, who was involved in previous hostage negotiations, describes how Netanyahu will handle the release of abducted Israelis.

By Rishi Iyengar, 2 yearsOctober 12, 2023 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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Making History in Jerusalem – A Palestinian List for Jerusalem

Gershon Baskin shares his “All of the Residents” list that seeks to represent Palestinian interests in Jerusalem, but also welcomes Israeli Jewish support of those rights.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsOctober 6, 2023 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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