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With the two-state solution dead, we must build for a new future

Gershon Baskin believes that eventually we will all come to realize that the only sustainable future for us in this land is to recognize that all of the people in the land belong to the land.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsJune 3, 2020 ago
UNSCOP (3 September 1947) and UN Ad Hoc Committee (25 November 1947) partition plans. The UN Ad Hoc committee proposal was voted on in the resolution.
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Beyond two states – the vision for the future

Gershon Baskin feels that we should begin discussing about reaching agreement that we can live with.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMay 27, 2020 ago
Gershon Baskin featured in Israel/Palestine: A Culture of Conflict
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Is the Arab-Israel conflict solve-able?

Gershon Baskin believes that Israelis and Palestinians will have to come to terms with each other and that neither side is prepared to do so at this time.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMay 20, 2020 ago
Gershon Baskin (r.) and Hanna Siniora (l.) at a conference jointly sponsored by IPCRI and KAS Israel
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The challenge for the next generation

Gershon Baskin feels that it is time to work on a completely new workable solutions for the Middle East conflict.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMay 13, 2020 ago
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Does Israel want to be a Jewish state or a democratic state?

Gershon Baskin senses that the main division lines appear to be on the question of Israel as a Jewish state or Israel as a democratic state.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMay 6, 2020 ago
Security barrier near Jerusalem. Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner
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Annexation of the West Bank will have catastrophic consequences

Gershon Baskin proclaims that the unilateral annexation of the West Bank or parts of it will be catastrophic.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMay 2, 2020 ago
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016. Credit: Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
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The ‘National Emergency’ behind coalition isn’t Coronavirus

Gershon Baskin believes that the only national emergency that this government will effectively address is the need to provide cushy jobs for useless politicians.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsApril 22, 2020 ago
Gershon Baskin (right) and Naftali Raz (far left) at the Palestine/Israel silent walk for Peace, September 9, 2013
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The missed opportunity for those left on the Israeli Left

Gershon Baskin feels that Israel needs a vibrant and kicking Left based on partnership and equality.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsApril 1, 2020 ago
Knesset chamber
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Gantz’s 61 seats is a majority

Gershon Baskin asks if the intervention of the Supreme Court a violation of the sovereignty of the Knesset? The answer is a clear: no!

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMarch 25, 2020 ago
Interns for Peace: Esther Lafontaine, David Lafontaine, Gershon Baskin, and Tamar LaFontaine
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A Jewish and democratic state may just be impossible

Gershon Baskin feels that too many years of the Netanyahu regime has increased racism, hatred and fear against the Arab citizens of Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 6 yearsMarch 18, 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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