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Smoke rises during what witnesses said were heavy Israeli shelling at the Shejaia neighbourhood in Gaza City Photo: REUTERS
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How to end this war

Israel should issue this offer to the Hamas as a clear Israeli statement of intent.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 24, 2014 ago
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) talks with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Where is the Palestinian Leadership?

A challenge to the Palestinian leadership to come up with its own initiative.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 23, 2014 ago
IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza
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The Gaza challenge

Gaza is different in many ways, but one lesson that should be learned from Iraq and is 100 percent relevant for Gaza is that you cannot resolve a political problem solely with military means.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 20, 2014 ago
Photo: A Palestinian farmers picks potatoes at his farm in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, February 2012. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash 90.Photo: A Palestinian farmers picks potatoes at his farm in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, February 2012. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash 90.
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The Peace Activist Who Turned To Potatoes

After the summer conflict in Gaza, Israeli-American peace activist Gershon Baskin has become a sort of potato merchant; he is scraping together funding to send the 5,000 tons of surplus Israeli potatoes to Gaza.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 19, 2014 ago
Gershon Baskin on CNN
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How to move past cease-fire?

CNN’s Atika Shubert speaks to Gershon Baskin about how to take Israel Gaza peace talks to the next level.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 18, 2014 ago
Photo: A Palestinian farmers picks potatoes at his farm in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, February 2012. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash 90.Photo: A Palestinian farmers picks potatoes at his farm in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, February 2012. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash 90.
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Emergency Food Aid for Gaza

Gershon Baskin raises $93,361 in 6 days for emergency food aid to Gaza

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 17, 2014 ago
Kerry, Netanyahu in Tel Aviv July 23. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Prime Minister ‘stand-in-place’ Netanyahu

How can one explain the lack of an Israeli political initiative with clearly defined political goals for the postwar period?

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 13, 2014 ago
The Huffington Post
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Can Israel Reach A Gaza Peace Deal Without Hamas?

HuffPost Live talks to Gershon Baskin, co-chairman of the Israel Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives, about what needs to be done next to move forward with peace talks.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 12, 2014 ago
A Palestinian youth looks out at the destruction in part of Gaza City's al-Tufah neighborhood on Wednesday during the cease-fire. Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
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What Israel Must Do Now

Gershon Baskin feels that the Gaza War is a dead end and shares his ideas on how Israel can make something out of it.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 10, 2014 ago
Gershon Baskin with Jake Tapper on CNN
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What’s next for Israel and Hamas?

Gershon Baskin joins CNN’s Jake Tapper to discuss next steps in this ongoing crisis.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsAugust 8, 2014 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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