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Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett votes with wife Gilat
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My hopes for the next government

Gershon Baskin feels that a new government of change in Israel will enable us to get back to the central questions that we need to address.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsJune 2, 2021 ago
PALESTINIAN MEMBERS of a Hamas unit parade in Gaza on Sunday. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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It’s time for some hardcore realism on both sides: Israelis & Palestinians

Gershon Baskin senses that we are trapped in political systems that have stalemated our societies and have divided us from within.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsMay 26, 2021 ago
Gilad, Noam and Aviva Shalit with Gershon Baskin
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Israel must talk to Hamas to improve the situation in Gaza

Gershon Baskin feels that the chances of bringing about moderation to Hamas’s positions are a thousand times better through speaking than as a result of air force shelling by Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsMay 19, 2021 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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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s cycle of absurdity

Gershon Baskin hopes that the new leaders of Israel will find the leadership qualities that enable stepping out of the pre-scripted roles and change our history, instead of just falling into this cycle of absurdity.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 5 yearsMay 12, 2021 ago
Palestinians supporting Hamas chant slogans during a rally celebrating Hamas student supporters winning the student council election at Birzeit University in Ramallah. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Palestinian elections and the unknown road ahead

Gershon Baskin feels that we need to replace the failed strategies that have left us with no road map to the future that involve mutual respect, understanding, acceptance and equality.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsMay 5, 2021 ago
Jerusalem Al Aqsa Mosque
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Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount: Israeli-Palestinian conflict nerve center

Gershon Baskin senses that the area of the Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount has the cosmic power to transform the political Israeli-Palestinian conflict into a religious conflict between Islam and Judaism.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsApril 28, 2021 ago
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Meet the org. helping West Bank Palestinians keep their homes, land

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas about Ta’ayush, a grassroots movement that claims to be working to break down the walls of racism, segregation and apartheid by constructing a true Arab-Jewish partnership.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsApril 21, 2021 ago
Gershon Baskin and Mahmoud Abbas
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Palestinian Elections: The great festival of democracy – opinion

Gershon Baskin hopes that he can join with international observers and witness in the great festival of democracy in Palestine.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsApril 7, 2021 ago
Knesset chamber
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Knesset’s 1st job: Banning those charged with corruption from being PM

Gershon Baskin proposes that correcting the law to prevent an indicted MK from serving as prime minister must be the first order of business in returning Israel to be a country with more ability for governance.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsMarch 31, 2021 ago
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Elections over, time to rethink, reorganize, rebuild the Left

Gershon Baskin believes that the creation of a political movement is based on engagement and participation and on efficacy – the knowledge that your opinion matters and can be influential.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsMarch 24, 2021 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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