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The Jordan River
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The people’s water

The water belongs to all of the people living on the land, and no one has more rights to it than anyone else.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsJanuary 8, 2014 ago
John Kerry . (photo credit:Reuters)
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Welcome back, Mr. Secretary!

Welcome back, Mr. Secretary. I am quite sure none of the leaders you will meet on this visit to Israel and Palestine will say “thank you,” so I will say it on behalf of all of the people of Israel and Palestine. We need you, even if we find it hard to admit.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsJanuary 1, 2014 ago
Police bomb experts at the scene of the attempt terrorist attack in Bat Yam, December 22, 2013. Bat Yam bus bombing 370. (photo credit:REUTERS/Nir Elias)
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Contextual reciprocity

What appears to be escalation of Palestinian violence cannot be separated from what appears to be an escalation of Israeli violence against Palestinians during the same time period.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsDecember 25, 2013 ago
Funeral in Jenin
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Israeli Security Incursions, Dead Palestinians and the Alternatives

Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation that will be capable of providing real security.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsDecember 19, 2013 ago
Palestinian protesters on Temple Mount 370. (photo credit:Ammar Awad/Reuters)
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A close neighbor

It is possible to resolve all disputes under the formula of two states for two peoples and not use violence against each other.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsDecember 18, 2013 ago
Jordan valley settlement.
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They got it right; they got it wrong

I believe that more progress has already been achieved in the negotiations than most people here, on both sides, would have expected.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsDecember 11, 2013 ago
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Labor) met with PA President Mahmoud Abbas. (photo credit:Ran Aharon)
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Paradigm of partnership

In order for peace to provide security, security must provide peace, and the people on both sides of the border must be partners in this process.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsDecember 4, 2013 ago
Iran - P5+1 negotiations in Baghdad May 23, 2012. (photo credit:REUTERS/Government Spokesman Office/Handout)
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The P5+++

Now that the agreement was reached by P5+1 and Netanyahu is less than satisfied with it, will he withdraw from the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations?

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsNovember 27, 2013 ago
US President Obama with Prime Minister Netanyahu and PA President Abbas, September 1, 2010. (photo credit:REUTERS/Jason Reed )
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A speech in Ramallah, a speech in the Knesset

Speeches that Abbas and Netanyahu should each give if they were to speak directly to the people from the Knesset and from Ramallah.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsNovember 20, 2013 ago
Judaic Studies, Brown University
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20th Anniversary of the Oslo Peace Accord: What Went Wrong and What are the Prospects for Peace between Israelis and Palestinians

Gershon Baskin shares his insights about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine and what can be expected going forward.

By Gershon Baskin, 12 yearsNovember 13, 2013 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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