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Gershon Baskin Assesses the Hostage Situation

Gershon Baskin in an interview with NewsNation assesses the Hostage Situation and provides details about the various negotiating tracks and what realistic hopes their are about their situation.

By NewsNation, 2 yearsNovember 7, 2023 ago
Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media
Audio

The Israeli who speaks to Hamas on why Israelis and Palestinians need their ‘Belfast moment’

Katie Hannon spoke to Gershon Baskin, one of very few people to have had close contact with both the Israeli authorities and Hamas, about the 7 October attacks and Israel’s endgame.

By Katie Hannon, 2 yearsNovember 6, 2023 ago
The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
Audio

Gaza war drowns out sane voices

James M. Dorsey thinks that Gershon Baskin may be one of the few sane voices left on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide.

By James M. Dorsey, 2 yearsNovember 6, 2023 ago
CBC News Network
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Gershon Baskin shares about his 18 year relationship with Ghazi Hamad, Deputy Foreign Minister of Hamas.

Gershon Baskin shares with CBC News Network about his 18 year relationship with Ghazi Hamad, Deputy Foreign Minister of Hamas who has called for the annihilation of Israel.

By CBC News Network, 2 yearsNovember 4, 2023 ago
CNN
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Gershon Baskin shares about the status of the negotiations between Israel and the Hamas

Gershon Baskin shares with Wolf Isaac Blitzer, anchor at CNN, about the status of the negotiations between Israel and the Hamas.
Gershon provides his assessments about the various tracks of negotiation, including the tracks of Qatar, Egypt and the USA.

By Wolf Blitzer, 2 yearsNovember 4, 2023 ago
Times Radio
Interviews

Gershon Baskin claims that the lives of the hostages may be sacrificed by certain decisions

Gershon Baskin tells Cathy Newman of Times Radio that the Israeli government faces an “inhuman dilemma” as a ground offensive could risk the lives of the hostages taken by Hamas.

By Times Radio, 2 yearsNovember 3, 2023 ago
Deutsche Welle
Interviews

Gershon Baskin claims that “Time is running out” for Hamas-held hostages

Deutsche Welle (DW)’s Washington bureau chief Ines Pohl interviews Gershon Baskin about the Hostage situation.

By Deutsche Welle (DW), 2 yearsNovember 3, 2023 ago
CGTN
Interviews

Israel-Palestine Conflict: Former Israeli hostage negotiator says Hamas operation is more than just ‘prisoner swap’

China Global Television Network (CGTN) reporter Zhou Jiaxin speaks with Gershon Baskin about his talks with Hamas to negotiate a “small prisoner deal.”

By China Global Television Network (CGTN), 2 yearsNovember 2, 2023 ago
Independent Turkish
Interviews

Negotiator who saved Gilad Shalit: There is no example in history where 240 civilians were held captive

Gershon Baskin shares with Independent Turkish that the only way for the hostages to be released is to make an agreement with Hamas.

By Dora Mengüç, 2 yearsNovember 2, 2023 ago
MSNBC
Interviews

The ‘clock is ticking’ to free hostages in Gaza

MSNBC anschor Katherine Bear Tur, MSNBC speaks with Gershon Baskin about the hostage negotiations with Hamas.

By MSNBC, 2 yearsNovember 2, 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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