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Dealing with Hamas: What a former hostage negotiator learned

Alex Kliment spoke with Gershon Baskin who claims that Israel is willing to pay a high price to secure the release of the hostages, and discusses if Israel will agree to the price Hamas wants.

By Alexander Kliment, 2 yearsNovember 18, 2023 ago
Fox News
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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.’

By Fox News, 2 yearsNovember 16, 2023 ago
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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.

By Ya'akov Eilon, 2 yearsNovember 15, 2023 ago
CNN
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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.

By John Vause, 2 yearsNovember 15, 2023 ago
The Wire
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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.

By Karan Thapar, 2 yearsNovember 15, 2023 ago
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
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Horisont: Børnene bag muren

Gershon Baskin shares his involvement with the prisoner exchange between the Hamas and Israel.

By Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2 yearsNovember 14, 2023 ago
CBC News Network
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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.

By CBC News Network, 2 yearsNovember 14, 2023 ago
CBC News Network
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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.

By Adrienne Arsenault, 2 yearsNovember 9, 2023 ago
Interviews

The Inside Story: Israel at War

Gershon Baskin tells the Voice of America that he believes most of the hostages are still alive and being held in underground tunnels in Gaza.

By Jessica Jerreat, 2 yearsNovember 9, 2023 ago
The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
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Whither Hamas? A conversation with hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin

Gershon Baskin shares his views on the future of Hamas and his perspectives on the battle to control the narrative.

By James M. Dorsey, 2 yearsNovember 9, 2023 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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