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Gershon Baskin with Salam Fayyad, Palestinian politician and former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority.
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Young Palestinians

Gershon Baskin believes that the youth of Palestine want to succeed and to excel.

By Gershon Baskin, 7 yearsApril 25, 2019 ago
Mohammad Deeb Safi
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The Gaza Youth Committee: Request for Support

Gershon Baskin solicits support for the Gaza Youth Committee founded by Mohammad Deeb Safi who was tortured and blinded by the Hamas in Gaza

By Gershon Baskin, 7 yearsApril 24, 2019 ago
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016. Credit: Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
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The challenges ahead

Gershon Baskin believes that leaders need to speak to their own people and say that we will never give up the aspiration of achieving peace.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 7 yearsApril 17, 2019 ago
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Time for Profound and Genuine Change

Gershon Baskin feels that now is the time to establish a political-party framework whose goal is to be a normal, democratic, egalitarian, peace-loving country, that also opposes the denial of national rights to another people under its control.

By Gershon Baskin, 7 yearsApril 11, 2019 ago
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016. Credit: Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
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The view from the Left

Gershon Baskin is very worried about our future. For reasons that completely escape him, most Israelis who he meets seem content and even happy with their situation.

By Gershon Baskin, 7 yearsApril 10, 2019 ago
Voice of America (VOA)
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Close Election Tuesday in Israel as Candidates Campaign to Unseat Netanyahu

Gershon Baskin shares his perspectives on the election between hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and centrist former chief of staff Benny Gantz.

By Linda Gradstein, 7 yearsApril 7, 2019 ago
Hamas Deployment in Northern Sector of Gaza City
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The birth of the state of Palestine in Gaza

Gershon Baskin believes that we are witnessing the final stages of the implementation of the plan devised by Sharon, and likely to be completed if Netanyahu wins the elections.

By Gershon Baskin, 7 yearsApril 3, 2019 ago
Abu Obeida (R), the official spokesperson of the Palestinian militant group Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, give a press conference on July 3, 2014 in Gaza City. Islamist Hamas movement, whom Israel has blamed for the kidnap and murder of the three teenagers in June, said it held Netanyahu's government directly responsible for the killing of Abu Khder. 'You will pay the price for your crimes,' it said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images
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Gaza – now and forever

Gershon Baskin believes that Palestinians are not going anywhere, will not disappear and will not sink into the sea.

By Gershon Baskin, 7 yearsMarch 28, 2019 ago
Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Israel 2019 and the absence of peace

Gershon Baskin posits that it is our duty as citizens to force our governments to do their jobs.

By Gershon Baskin, 7 yearsMarch 21, 2019 ago
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A nation like all other nations?

Gershon Baskin suggests that we stop lying to ourselves about equality in our so-called democratic country.

By Gershon Baskin, 7 yearsMarch 14, 2019 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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