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Jews crowd onto a British army armoured car as they celebrate in downtown Jerusalem the morning after the United Nations voted on November 29, 1947 to partition Palestine which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel on May 15, 1948. . (photo credit:REUTERS)
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November 29 – a national holiday

Gershon Baskin believes that November 29 should become an official day of national celebration when we complete the fulfillment of the resolution and partition the land into two states for two peoples.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsNovember 30, 2017 ago
Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Two nation-states, two national minorities

Gershon Baskin believes that no agreement in the Middle East will be reached or translated into genuine peace without a sense of mutuality and reciprocity.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsNovember 23, 2017 ago
The Bar Mitzvah of Gershon Baskin
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Being Jewish

Gershon Baskin accuses those who deny modern and liberal expressions of Judaism as no longer being Jewish or being part of the Jewish people.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsNovember 16, 2017 ago
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa and Gershon Baskin
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On the Anniversary of Arafat’s Death

Gershon Baskin shares his recollections of his meeting with Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsNovember 11, 2017 ago
Knesset chamber
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Israel’s political system is broken

Gershon Baskin believes that we need Israel’s best minds to once again begin to present new ideas, to launch public debate and discourse in order to strengthen our democracy.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsNovember 9, 2017 ago
Gershon Baskin discusses role of third-party negotiations in diplomacy
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Public diplomacy

Gershon Baskin believes that we badly need public figures and leaders to speak peace, in public, to the other side, despite the unpopularity of this dynamic.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsNovember 2, 2017 ago
Gershon Baskin as a Community field worker in Kfar Qara
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Israel: the democratic nation-state of the Jewish people and all its citizens

Gershon Baskin believes that the challenge facing the state and all of its citizens is to create a partnership of ownership and responsibility in making this country the best place where all of us wish to continue to live and to raise our children.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsOctober 25, 2017 ago
Avi Gabbay
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Gabbay on the road to defeat

Gershon Baskin thinks that Avi Gabbay appears to be a cheap, second-hand and tired copy of Yair Lapid and a very weak contestant against Netanyahu.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsOctober 19, 2017 ago
Gilad Shalit and Gershon Baskin
Gilad Schalit

Gilad Schalit: Six Years of Freedom

Gershon Baskin pledges to continue to try to build bridges across very deep divides between people in our region.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsOctober 18, 2017 ago
Hamas Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyya (Islamic Resistance Movement)
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Understanding Hamas

Gershon Baskin believes that Hamas is part of Palestinian society and the recent steps towards increasing pragmatism should be met by pragmatic steps from Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 yearsOctober 10, 2017 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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