Baskin explored how his secret back channel negotiations between the Israeli Government and Hamas contributed to the release of the soldier Gilad Shalit and of Palestinian prisoners.
Baskin tells his riveting story about how one man and civil society could accomplish something that eluded governments worldwide.
Gershon Baskin keynotes at the Opening of the Best Plans Conference, Jerusalem.
Gershon Baskin, Mukhaimer Abu Saada, (Professor of Political Science at the Al-Azhar University in Gaza), and Ali Abu Shahla -Director General of AA Consulting Engineers and Private Sector Representative to the Higher National Dialogue Committee, share their analysis on the political and economic developments in Gaza.
Embraced by a broad spectrum of Israeli political and ideological fractions upon the conclusion of the prisoner’s swap, Gershon Baskin’s persistence and good faith brought back to surface the important role peace mediators and academics play in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Gershon Baskin shares his perspectives of the Gilad Shalit prisoner swap.
James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) served as the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan’s first administration and in the final year of the administration of President George H. W. Bush. Baker also served as Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush administration. In 1988, Read more
Ilana Dayan-Orbach, an Israeli investigative journalist, anchorwoman, and attorney, best known as host of the investigative television program Uvda (“Fact”) on the Israeli Channel 2, interviews Gershon Baskin on the exchange of messages between the Hamas regarding Gilad Schalit.
Al Jazeera’s Teymoor Nabili speaks to Gershon Baskin about his role in the negotiations leading to an Israeli-Hamas prisoner swap agreement that freed Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit.
Gershon Baskin shares his views on the interrelationship between cooperation, federation, confederation and the Two State Solution in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.