Interviews
The Middle-East Expert who had contacts with senior Hamas officials: “I had no illusions”
Gershon Baskin shares his experiences with leaders form the Hamas and reflects on the current situation.
Interviews
Why an Israeli hostage negotiator cut contact with Hamas
Gershon Baskin, who helped negotiate the release of Israeli solder Gilad Shalit in 2011, says his contacts in Hamas have no influence over the fate of the Israeli hostages.
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An Israeli negotiator reveals: a channel through Beirut to complete the hostage deal
Gershon Baskin believes that Israel must offer something better to the Palestinian people, so that it can blame Hamas for setting the Palestinian issue back 75 years.
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‘Time has not been exhausted yet’ hostages taken by Hamas
Gershon Baskin talks about a deal that’s said to be in the works for the release of some hostages being held by Hamas.
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‘Time has not been exhausted yet’ for hostages being held by Hamas
Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with peace activist Gershon Baskin, who is called Israel’s most famous hostage negotiator, about a deal that’s said to be in the works for the release of some hostages being held by Hamas.
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Als Israël de tunnels ingaat, weet je dat de onderhandelingen over gijzelaars zijn geklapt
Bijna twintig jaar lang onderhandelde de Israëlische vredesactivist Gershon Baskin met Hamas.
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Eliminating Hamas and saving hostages are ‘difficult to accomplish’ at the same time
Gershon Baskin, who negotiated the 2011 Israeli hostage release from Hamas, joins ‘The Story’ on Fox News to discuss his experience with senior Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad, saying, ‘he has changed; the war changed him.’
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Sinwar still believes he will emerge from the tunnels in control of Gaza
Gershon Baskin breaks down the tracks of negotiations: ‘Anything said about a deal is part of the negotiations’ and what does Hamas’s leadership think post-war Gaza will look like.
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Hold kjeft, eller anerkjenn Palestina
Den israelske fredsaktivisten Gershon Baskin er lite imponert over regjeringens Palestina-forslag. – Vi gjør det vi kan, svarer Arbeiderpartiet.
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How can Israel persuade Hamas to release the hostages?
The World’s Matthew Bell speaks with peace activist Gershon Baskin about the Hostage situation.