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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
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No Ceasefire in the Middle East: Because of Hamas? (Kein Waffenstillstand in Nahost: Wegen der Hamas?)

Gershon Baskin contradicts statements by Israel and the USA that claim that the militant Islamist Hamas is to blame for this blockade in negotiations for a ceasefre.

By Anna Trechsel, 1 yearSeptember 26, 2024 ago
Anadolu Agency
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Gaza truce: Former Israeli negotiator reveals three-week plan accepted by Hamas

Gershon Baskin says he reached out to Hamas after a request by families of Israeli hostages and reveals three-week plan accepted by Hamas

By Rabia Ali, 1 yearSeptember 17, 2024 ago
i24
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The Status of The Negotiations with the Team from Qatar

Gershon Baskin shares with i24 news his analysis of the state of the negotiations for a cease fire and a release of the hostages.

By i24NEWS, 2 yearsSeptember 12, 2024 ago
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Anatomy of an intervention

Based on a draft proposal by Gershon Basin, Israel’s 12th prime minister and a former Palestinian foreign minister have agreed to work together for peace, for whatever that’s worth

By Alona Ferber, 2 yearsSeptember 11, 2024 ago
L'Humanité
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Netanyahu will not accept a deal that would end the war: Netanyahou n’acceptera pas un accord qui mettrait fin à la guerre

Committed to peace in the Middle East, Gershon Baskin has often negotiated with Hamas. He explains the difficulties of the current discussions, the blockages at work and calls for the recognition of a State of Palestine.

By Pierre Barbancey, 2 yearsSeptember 10, 2024 ago
O Globo
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Netanyahu is a hostage of a government of crazy Messianics (Netanyahu é refém de um governo de messiânicos loucos’, diz negociador de soltura do soldado israelense Gilad Shalit)

Gershon Baskin feels that Benjamin Netanyahu sabotaged Hamas deal to protect his political career and warns that the occupied West Bank is about to explode.

By Ruan de Sousa Gabriel, 2 yearsSeptember 8, 2024 ago
CNN
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A Sustainable Peace in the Middle East

CNN’s Fareed Rafiq Zakaria talks with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister and PLO representative to the UN Nasser al-Kidwa, who have released a rare joint proposal: a framework for a prospective two-state solution based on the treaty that was originally devised by Gershon Baskin and Samer Sinjalawi.

By Fareed Rafiq Zakaria, 2 yearsSeptember 8, 2024 ago
Relevant
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I will not give up on a Deal!!!

Gershon Baskin shares with the Relevant team, why he will not give up on a deal

By Relevant, 2 yearsSeptember 6, 2024 ago
i24
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Are we Close to a Deal?

Gershon Baskin shares with i24 News his thoughts regarding if a cease-fire/hostage deal is possible in the near future

By i24NEWS, 2 yearsSeptember 5, 2024 ago
The Guardian
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Gershon Baskin on his experience as a hostage negotiator in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Gershon Baskin shares his experience as a hostage negotiator from his contact with a senior Hamas official, Ghazi Hamid, in 2006 till the current Hostage crisis.

By Michael Safi, 2 yearsSeptember 5, 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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