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The New Year

Gershon Baskin senses that our recovery as a nation will only begin after the return of the hostages

By Gershon Baskin, 1 yearOctober 2, 2024 ago
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This week- bringing the hostages home!

Gershon Baskin outlines what needs to be done in order to make the three-week deal come true!!!

By Gershon Baskin, 1 yearSeptember 30, 2024 ago
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War Assessment: Lebanon and Gaza – Hamas, Israel and the USA

Gershon Baskin believes that not a minute of time should be wasted on egos, lack of trust, and lack of experience in bringing an end to the war.

By Gershon Baskin, 1 yearSeptember 27, 2024 ago
Gershon Baskin holds the draft agreement between Israel and Hamas for the release of Gilad Shalit at his home in Jerusalem, October 12, 2011
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Basics Dynamics of the Three-Week Plan: A Wishful Thinking Proposal

Gershon Baskin puts on the table an outline for the end of hostilities and the return of the Hostages that provides some insights, some hopes, and some directions forward.

By Gershon Baskin, 1 yearSeptember 27, 2024 ago
Samir Kuntar with Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah after he was released from jail by Israel
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War in Lebanon

Gershon Baskin believes that the war in Lebanon is all another Netanyahu’s spin in order not to end the war in Gaza and continue to survive politically in power.

By Gershon Baskin, 1 yearSeptember 24, 2024 ago
Joe Biden at the annual J Street Conference
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Biden’s Legacy

Gershon Baskin has put out a call for us to all pressure Biden to force Netanyahu to bring these wars to an end.

By Gershon Baskin, 1 yearSeptember 23, 2024 ago
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Hamas agrees to the three-week deal and the “Pager” incident.

Gershon Baskin believes that Hamas agrees to the three-week deal: the end of the war, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, an agreed release of the number and names of Palestinian prisoners, and the return of all the hostages – all in a three-week timeframe.

By Gershon Baskin, 1 yearSeptember 21, 2024 ago
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War of no victory

Gershon Baskin firmly believes that he Palestinians won’t have freedom and dignity if Israel doesn’t have security..

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsAugust 22, 2024 ago
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Rebuilding Hope

Gershon Baskin feels that war only has losers and we have too many who have lost too much. Only through peace will the people living between the River and the Sea be free and secure.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsAugust 21, 2024 ago
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These ceasefire talks have been doomed to fail – Netanyahu and Hamas have tied negotiators’ hands

Gershon Baskin feels that the current ceasefire talks have been doomed to fail – Netanyahu and Hamas have tied negotiators’ hands. Neither side will tolerate the necessary concessions until the US, Egypt and Qatar exert their considerable influence.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 yearsAugust 19, 2024 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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