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Revered peace activist is missing after sending harrowing text message during Hamas assault

Gershon Baskin remembers his friend Vivian Silver recalling her numerous friends in Gaza and in the Bedouin community in Israel.

By Rich Schapiro, 2 yearsOctober 10, 2023 ago
Zeitpunkt
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Unser Autor Dr. Gershon Baskin erhält am 14. Juni den Luxemburger Friedenspreis

Gershon Baskin will receive the Luxembourg Peace Prize

By Zeitpunk Magazin, 3 yearsJune 8, 2023 ago
Luxembourg Peace Prize
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Gershon Baskin and Ali Abu Awwad Awarded The Luxembourg Peace Prize for an Outstanding Peace Activists

Gershon Baskin and his colleague and good friend Ali Abu Awwad were awarded the Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Peace Activist.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 3 yearsJune 8, 2023 ago
Andrew Zelig Stone (Lord Stone of Blackheath)
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Israel and Palestine

Presentation of Andrew Zelig Stone, Lord Stone of Blackheath, member of the House of Lords, at the Israel and Palestine debate on Tuesday 7 March 2023 in the U.K. House of Lords

By Andrew Zelig Stone (Lord Stone of Blackheath), 3 yearsMarch 7, 2023 ago
Former Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh. (photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)
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As Israel mulls next prisoner swap, memories of Shalit deal spark debate

Gershon Baskin thinks that Hamas separates the issue of prisoner release from any other issue, including the issue of rehabilitating Gaza and the transfer of funds to the strip,

By Keren Setton, 4 yearsOctober 22, 2021 ago
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Gershon Baskin Urges Equitable Vaccination Program for Palestinians

Gershon Baskin, believes in the fundamental equality of Israelis and Palestinians, and knows all too well that the continued presence of COVID-19 anywhere threatens us all, with this especially true for Israelis and Palestinians who despite political divisions share the same physical space.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 5 yearsMarch 5, 2021 ago
Security barrier near Jerusalem. Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner
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Looking east?

Gershon Baskin feels that a lot of people in east Jerusalem feel like they’re on their own and that there is a new generation that doesn’t understand how boycotting the [city] elections are supposed to benefit them.

By Nadav Shragai, 8 yearsMay 18, 2018 ago
Gershon Baskin
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Israeli, Palestinian candidates share electoral list in Jerusalem first

Daoud Kuttab shares his ideas about the former chairman of the Israeli Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace, Aziz Abu Sarah and Gershon Baskin’s decision to run in the upcoming municipal elections scheduled for next November in a joint list.

By Daoud Kuttab, 8 yearsApril 27, 2018 ago
Gershon Baskin
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Joint Arab-Jewish list to run in Jerusalem local polls

On account of Gershon Baskin’s initiative, this is 1st time Palestinians of East Jerusalem may take part in its municipal elections since 1967.

By Anadolu Agency, 8 yearsApril 25, 2018 ago
Gershon Baskin featured in Israel/Palestine: A Culture of Conflict
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Children of Peace Interview: Gershon Baskin

Professor Sarah Brown talks to Gershon Baskin, one of the most important figures in the peace process.

By Professor Sarah Annes Brown, 8 yearsApril 23, 2018 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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