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French President Francois Hollande (3rd from left) is surrounded by heads of state (from left to right) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ibrahim Boubakar Keita of Mali, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, EU Council President Donald Tusk and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as they attend the solidarity march (March Republicaine) in the streets of Paris, January 11, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
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The French Connection

Gershon Baskin claims that he personally delivered offers of direct secret meetings to Netanyahu from Abbas and they were all rejected.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsMay 19, 2016 ago
TRY AND TRY AGAIN. The summit in September 2009. Obama had urged then for both sides to start talks Obama, Netanyahu and Abbas,. (photo credit:Associated Press)
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The United Nations and Israel’s legitimacy

Gershon Baskin believes that Obama’s legacy for Israel and Palestine should be fostered through the UN Security Council, which would cement Israel’s legitimacy despite the actions of its government which, until it finds a way to end the occupation, is delegitimizing Israel’s existence.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsMay 9, 2016 ago
Gershon Baskin addresses the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE QUESTION OF JERUSALEM: Jerusalem at the heart of the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine in Dakar on  4 May 2016.
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Searching for solutions: Scenarios for Jerusalem, Preserving the two-State solution and the centrality of Jerusalem

Gershon Baskin addressed the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE QUESTION OF JERUSALEM: Jerusalem at the heart of the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine in Dakar on 4 May 2016.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsMay 4, 2016 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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Jerusalem’s Future

Gershon Baskin believes that UNESCO and the entire United Nations becomes a hindrance to peace and not an enabler when it decides to ignore the Jewish history and presence in Jerusalem.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsMay 4, 2016 ago
Joe Biden at the annual J Street Conference
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It is not going away

Gershon Baskin believes that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an existential issue for Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsApril 20, 2016 ago
Joe Biden at the annual J Street Conference
Audio

Obama doesn’t believe that Netanyahu will move peace process with Palestine

Radio Sputnik discusses the the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the founding Co-Chairman of the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information and a columnist for The Jerusalem Post – Gershon Baskin.

By Sputnik, 10 yearsApril 19, 2016 ago
Jewish Youths in Israel wave flags and stand atop a hill. The author recalls his own young days in Zionist youth groups
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The moral high ground and Zionism

Gershon Baskin thinks that what we need are leaders to enter the path and the wisdom of those leaders to learn from the past failures and use the experience and knowledge of those who can assist – both locally and internationally.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsApril 13, 2016 ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
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A moment of opportunity

Gershon Baskin thinks that the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be moment of opportunity, and he hopes that they don’t blow it.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsApril 7, 2016 ago
The Arab members of the Knesset
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The darkness of our times

Gershon Baskin senses that public calls for the death of Arabs are becoming commonplace.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsMarch 30, 2016 ago
Funeral in Jenin
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Addressing the core

Gershon Baskin believes that the willingness to fight, die and to kill in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict has been clearly demonstrated (by both sides) for more than 100 years.

By Gershon Baskin, 10 yearsMarch 16, 2016 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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