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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a CFR meeting
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Netanyahu is Our Man

We all need to chose our political activism, and mine is aimed at helping Netanyahu to find the road to peace.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsMarch 27, 2012 ago
JStreet
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J Street is my street

This amazing outpouring of support for a Jewish, democratic and peaceful Israel is a remarkable boost for the soul.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsMarch 26, 2012 ago
Gershon Baskin, a Jewish peace activist, became the unlikely negotiator for Shalit's release. Credit Michal Chelbin and Oded Plotnizki for The New York Times
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Israel, Palestinians & Mid-East: Prospects for the Two State Solution

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas about the Prospects For The Two State Solution at the Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsMarch 16, 2012 ago
Gershon Baskin and Mahmoud Abbas
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From crisis to crisis

The Chinese say that crises create opportunities. The Israeli-Palestinian track certainly is in need of a new opportunity. Without it, the current crisis between the parties will definitely deepen and become much more dangerous.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsMarch 12, 2012 ago
IAF F-15s refueling midflight
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Unintended consequences of an Israeli strike on Iran

One of the main fears of a nuclear Iran is the beginning of a rapid arms race in the region. The crippling of its nuclear program could have the reverse effect and that would be good for Israel, for the region and for the entire world.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsFebruary 6, 2012 ago
Gershon Baskin with Salam Fayyad, Palestinian politician and former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority.
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Gershon Baskin and Salam Fayyad share Israel’s nuclear Iran fears

Salam Fayyad and Gershon Baskin believe that the victims of violence are the victims of the absence of peace.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsJanuary 16, 2012 ago
Emir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani with Hatem Mohammed Abdul Qader Eid
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Normalizing anti-normalization

I have asked Palestinian friends who support anti-normalization just how not talking to me will advance the cause of Palestinian statehood. I have yet to hear an answer to that question.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsDecember 19, 2011 ago
Gershon Baskin facilitating at the IPCRI Middle East peace education workshop
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Final letter as IPCRI co-director

Th final letter that I am sending you as IPCRI co-director after 24 years of my work towards reconciliation and peace, to thank you for your continued support of IPCRI and to ask for your contribution to continue this work.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsDecember 19, 2011 ago
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Gershon Baskin Opening the Best Plans Conference

Gershon Baskin keynotes at the Opening of the Best Plans Conference, Jerusalem.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsDecember 15, 2011 ago
Palestinians supporting Hamas chant slogans during a rally celebrating Hamas student supporters winning the student council election at Birzeit University in Ramallah. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Further from peace, closer to reconciliation

Gershon Baskin believes that if given a clear choice the Palestinians will chose peace, but that is not the choice given to them at the moment. Like in Israel, the public perception is that we need leaders who are better at resistance than at peacemaking.

By Gershon Baskin, 14 yearsNovember 29, 2011 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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