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Gaza Palestinians survey the wreckage of an IAF strike that killed two terrorists in Gaza. Photo: REUTERS
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Israel’s people are angry, but Netanyahu was right not to invade Gaza Strip

It remains to be seen whether the prime minister’s show of strength will prove an effective deterrent.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 25, 2012 ago
Ahmed al-Jaabari with Gilad Shalit
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Negociando en campo minado

Todo lo que está pasando actualmente no era inevitable, pero hubiera sido necesaria la intervención de mentes más frías. El asesinato de Yabari acaba de sacar del escenario a uno de los actores políticos más útiles de Hamas.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 24, 2012 ago
Gershon Baskin shares his perspectives of the Gilad Shalit prisoner swap
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How upcoming actors can may play a more important role in the peace process

Gershon Baskin shares his insights about the back-channel negotiations between the two parties, and showed how upcoming actors in the region, such as Egypt, may play a more important role in the peace process.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 22, 2012 ago
PALESTINIAN MEMBERS of a Hamas unit parade in Gaza on Sunday. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Enough destruction, Enough bombing, Enough hatred. We need a new future!

Gershon Baskin, as a critical Israeli and a peace activist believes that Israel wants nothing more from Gaza than to live in peace and quiet.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 14 yearsNovember 21, 2012 ago
Ahmed Jabari, Mahmoud al-Zahar and Raad Saad
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What I Really Said about the “Deal” with the Hamas

Gershon Baskin clarify’s his position regarding the “deal” with the Hamas

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 20, 2012 ago
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The only way for Israel to reach a sustainable relationship with Hamas: Interview with Israeli Peace Activist Gershon Baskin

Gershon Baskin claims that the only way for Israel to reach a sustainable relationship with Hamas is to pursue a peace agreement with the Palestinians’ pragmatic leadership in the West Bank.

By Ori Nir, 14 yearsNovember 19, 2012 ago
Gershon Baskin and Mohammad Abbas (Abu Mazen)
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Are you worthy of my vote?

My vote will go to those leaders who present me a future of promise, a future of peace and understanding with our neighbors and not those who promise me a better war.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 19, 2012 ago
Ahmed Jabari, Mahmoud al-Zahar and Raad Saad
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Israel’s Shortsighted Assassination

Mr. Jabari is dead — and with him died the possibility of a long-term cease-fire. Israel may have also compromised the ability of Egyptian intelligence officials to mediate a short-term cease-fire and placed Israel’s peace treaty with Egypt at risk.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 16, 2012 ago
Gershon Baskin discusses the roles that Ahmed Jabari and Razi Hamed play in Hamas-Israel Relations.
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Ahmed al-Jabari, Ghazi Hamad (Razi Hamed) and Hamas-Israel Relations

The roles that Ahmed Jabari and Razi Hamed play in Hamas-Israel Relations.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 16, 2012 ago
Ahmed Jabari, Mahmoud al-Zahar and Raad Saad
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Assassinating The Chance For Calm

The assassination of Jaabari was a pre-emptive strike against the possibility of a long term ceasefire. Netanyahu has acted with extreme irresponsibility. He has endangered the people of Israel and struck a real blow against the few important more pragmatic elements within Hamas.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 15, 2012 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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