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We need to make partners for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Gershon Baskin explores ways on how we can begin to rebuild the sense that we do have partners for peace.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsDecember 2, 2020 ago
Women of Hebron
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Why are women absent from Israeli, Palestinian leadership?

Gershon Baskin feels that the world will be a better and a safer place with women in important positions.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsNovember 25, 2020 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 struggle for equality in Jerusalem is an ongoing fight

Gershon Baskin believes that Jerusalem can be the window to the world of the struggle for equality in Jerusalem.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsNovember 19, 2020 ago
Joe Biden at the annual J Street Conference
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How should Joe Biden deal with Middle East issues?

Gershon Baskin shares his policy briefs on what the new Biden administration should do regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsNovember 11, 2020 ago
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Are we entering a new beginning for Israeli-Palestinian talks?

Gershon Baskin reminds us that we all have to remember that there will be a post-Abbas era a post-Netanyahu era and a post-Trump era.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsNovember 4, 2020 ago
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Changing the reality in which we live

Gershon Baskin believes that we need strategic political thinking to be developed by civil society actors on both sides to engage and to work together to change the very bleak reality that we are in today.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsOctober 28, 2020 ago
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Israel-UAE-Bahrain deals awaken hope for additional peace deals

Gershon Baskin believes that it will take Israeli and Palestinian citizens to learn the language of “peace speak” to create an enabling environment that will change hearts and minds among both peoples.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsOctober 21, 2020 ago
Palestinian children hold toy guns during a protest on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City,
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The Palestinians need a new strategy in relations with Israel

Gershon Baskin hopes that the young generation of Palestinians will lead the way and that their vision will, in fact, lead us all to peace.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsOctober 14, 2020 ago
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, February 2, 2014. Photo: YONATHAN SINDE / FLASH 90
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A joint struggle for a joint future

Gershon Baskin senses that it is a dangerous time, and the first task to rebuild solidarity in our society is to remove the root cause: Netanyahu.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsOctober 7, 2020 ago
Prince Hassan bin Talal and Gershon Baskin
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When protesting Netanyahu, don’t forget his missed opportunities for peace

Gershon is more than willing to provide insights and advice about re-engagement, but new ideas must be faced by new fresh hearts and minds.

By Gershon Baskin, 5 yearsSeptember 30, 2020 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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