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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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Israel should give east Jerusalem Palestinians Israeli passports

Gershn Baskin offers a suggestion which could relaunch a discussion of how we can truly make Jerusalem the city of peace and the core of Israeli-Palestinian peace.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMarch 17, 2021 ago
Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Trade
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Israelis, Palestinians need a reset in relations

Gershon Baskin senses that the vast possible areas of cooperation need to be taken out of storage in order to create a new reality.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMarch 3, 2021 ago
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Is time on our side?

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas regarding Is the 2-state solution dead? If so what other solutions are viable? How can we disrupt the status quo? Is time on our side?

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsFebruary 25, 2021 ago
Gershon Baskin joins the Family of Avraham Abera Mengistu to mark two years since his disappearance.
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‘Squeezing’ Hamas will not bring captive Israelis home

Gershon Baskin suggests changing disks and starting to care about the humanitarian disaster that we are partners in creating.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsFebruary 24, 2021 ago
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Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the loyal student of Meir Kahane?

Gershon Baskin strongly feels that preaching racist ideas in any genuine democracy should not be permitted as they are a direct incitement against entire segments of the population.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsFebruary 17, 2021 ago
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Israel approves transfer of vaccines to Gaza

Gershon Baskin shares his insights on how the Gaza Strip is set to receive Coronavirus vaccinations for the first time since the start of the pandemic, after getting an approval from Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsFebruary 17, 2021 ago
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The International Criminal Court can save Israel from itself

Gershon Baskin senses that the International Criminal Court may have saved the two-states solution and in doing so, saved the State of Israel from itself.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsFebruary 10, 2021 ago
Gershon Baskin and Mahmoud Abbas
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Palestinian Elections: It’s time for Mahmoud Abbas to go

Gershon Baskin senses that If Abbas were to declare that he is not running for reelection, the chance of sparking the light of democracy could become real.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsFebruary 3, 2021 ago
Gershon Baskin Shares Insights about the Possibilities of Peace at the Museo Memoria y Tolerancia in Mexico
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Israeli, Palestinian elections chance for peacemaking

Gershon Baskin senses that we need politicians who will work every single day to put an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is the only genuine existential issue that we all face.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsJanuary 27, 2021 ago
Gershon Baskin and Mahmoud Abbas
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There is an opportunity for Palestinian democracy with elections

Gershon Baskin wishes the Palestinian people a lot better outcome than we have had in Israel over the past two years.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsJanuary 20, 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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