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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.
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Talks to Free Hostages in Gaza Appear to be Ramping Up
CNN’s John Vause interviews Gershon Baskin, the hostage negotiator who helped secure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, about the behind-the-scenes efforts to free the 239 hostages in Gaza.
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Has An Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Become Increasingly Unlikely?
Gershon Baskin discusses and analyzes the prospects of a deal to release over 235 Israeli hostages in Hamas custody.
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Negotiating with Hamas and the Quest for Peace: /The Enduring Global Disorder & Qatar’s Potential Role in Postwar Gaza
Gershon Baskin joins J.G. Michael to discuss his experiences negotiating with Hamas, his harsh criticisms of both Hamas and the Israeli government
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‘CRITICAL MOMENT’: Israeli troops could storm Hamas terror tunnels in HOURS to rescue hostages as exchange deal hopes fade
Gershon Baskin, who oversaw the last hostage exchange with Hamas in 2011, has warned that IDF troops could storm the tunnels in hours.
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Horisont: Børnene bag muren
Gershon Baskin shares his involvement with the prisoner exchange between the Hamas and Israel.
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Former hostage negotiator remembers friend Vivian Silver, killed by Hamas
Gershon Baskin describes his friend, Vivian Silver, as a “person who lived her life according to her ideals.” Silver’s family has confirmed she was killed in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
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Gershon Baskin Shares Insights about the Extremely Complicated, Nuanced, and Volatile Situation
Gershon Baskin provides honest, balanced historical context for the centuries-old conflict in the region.
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Gershon Baskin: Why my contacts with Hamas have gone dark
Gershon Baskin shares with Poppy Harlow of the CNN why his contacts with Hamas have gone dark.
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Israeli hostage negotiator cuts off contact with Hamas
Gershon Baskin tells CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault what he knows about the militant group’s tactics and why he cut off contact shortly after the Oct. 7 attacks.