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To Release or not to Release: The costs of a Hostage deal.

Gershon Baskin shares with Bianna Vitalievna Golodryga & Zain Ejiofor Asher on the CNN (Cable News Network) One World show his thoughts about the current hostage situation and what could be the costs for releasing the hostages.

By Zain Ejiofor Asher, 2 yearsNovember 1, 2023 ago
NewsNation
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Israel has ‘Moral Responsibility’ to Secure Hostage Release

Gershon Baskin shares with Elizabeth Vargas on NewsNation his thoughts about the ramifications of the rescue of the hostage Ori Megidish by the Israeli Army.

By NewsNation, 2 yearsOctober 31, 2023 ago
Antena3
Interviews

Where Are They?: Insights on How and Where the Hostages are Being Held.

Gershon Baskin shares his views with Antena 3 Noticias regarding the location and the situation of the hostages in Gaza.

By Antena 3, 2 yearsOctober 30, 2023 ago
Nova
Interviews

The war through the eyes of Gershon Baskin: The man who talks to both Hamas and Netanyahu

Gershon Baskin in a video interview with the Bulgarian Network Nova, senses that Israel has lost a sense of security, and that is extremely traumatic,

By Nova, 2 yearsOctober 27, 2023 ago
Democracy Now
Interviews

“The Day After Tomorrow”: Israeli Hostage Negotiator on Freeing Captives & Building Lasting Peace

Hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin helped secure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011 in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. He talks with Democracy Now about how Israel, Hamas and outside parties can navigate the current hostage situation.

By Amy Goodman, 2 yearsOctober 27, 2023 ago
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Interviews

Almost every Israeli considered ‘a soldier’ in eyes of Hamas

Gershon Baskin in an interview with Sky News (Australia) believes Israel is “prepared” to enter into a ceasefire in order to enable the agreement to be implemented.

By Sky News Australia, 2 yearsOctober 26, 2023 ago
CNN
Interviews

Ex-hostage negotiator identifies a big problem in Israel-Hamas negotiations

CNN speaks with Gershon Baskin on what could come next in the negotiations for the rest of those taken during the terrorist group’s attack on Israel on October 7.

By CNN, 2 yearsOctober 25, 2023 ago
Channel 4 News
Interviews

Gaza strikes ‘endangering stability of entire region’, says former hostage negotiator

Gershon Baskin shares his ideas about the fate of the hostages and Israel’s decision to go ahead with a ground offensive

By Matt Frei, 2 yearsOctober 25, 2023 ago
GB News is a British free-to-air opinion-orientated[a] news television and radio channel.
Interviews

Hopes of hostage breakthrough – ‘All avenues need to be exhausted’ demands hostage negotiator

GBNews interviews Hostage negotiator and Director of The Holy Land Bond, Gershon Baskin, explains hopes of further hostage releases as the ‘window of opportunity’ becomes shorter due to Israel’s plans to destroy the Hamas.

By GB News, 2 yearsOctober 25, 2023 ago
CNN
Interviews

Qatar Hopes for Hostage Breakthrough “Soon”

Anderson Hays Cooper, an American broadcast journalist and political commentator anchoring the CNN news broadcast show Anderson Cooper 360°, interviews Gershon Baskin regarding his involvement with the hostage situation.

By CNN, 2 yearsOctober 25, 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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