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Hamas militants display weapons in front of a destroyed house east of Gaza City, Aug. 27, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Majdi Fathi)
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Gaza’s future hinges on freeing it from Hamas and Israel

Gershon Baskin senses that there will be no real disarmament of Hamas as long as Israel occupies and controls Gaza.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 weeksFebruary 25, 2026 ago
Hamas militants display weapons in front of a destroyed house east of Gaza City, Aug. 27, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Majdi Fathi)
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A Message from the head of Hamas’s Negotiation Team

Gershon Baskin shares a message from the head of Hamas’s negotiation team.

By Gershon Baskin, 8 monthsJuly 13, 2025 ago
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016. Credit: Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
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The Trump Netanyahu meeting

The important talks today are those that will take place in the Oval Office today between Trump and Netanyahu, not the proximity talks in Doha. If Trump stands behind what he has been writing in social media and his short comments to journalists, he will tell Netanyahu that the war Read more

By Gershon Baskin, 8 monthsJuly 7, 2025 ago
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016. Credit: Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
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Who is wagging who’s tail?

Gershon Baskin thinks that Netanyahu cannot say no to Trump – so ending the war is in the hands of President Trump!

By Gershon Baskin, 8 monthsJuly 3, 2025 ago
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower, September 25, 2016. Credit: Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
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To President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu

Gershon Baskin asks President Trump, to tell Prime Minister Netanyahu: Do it now, immediately

By Gershon Baskin, 9 monthsJuly 2, 2025 ago
Abu Obeida (R), the official spokesperson of the Palestinian militant group Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, give a press conference on July 3, 2014 in Gaza City. Islamist Hamas movement, whom Israel has blamed for the kidnap and murder of the three teenagers in June, said it held Netanyahu's government directly responsible for the killing of Abu Khder. 'You will pay the price for your crimes,' it said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images
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What needs to happen now

Gershon Baskin lists the demands of the Hamas and what can happen in the very near future.

By MidEast Advisory Services (MEAS), 9 monthsJuly 1, 2025 ago
Binyamin Netanyahu. (photo credit:REUTERS)
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Why is Netanyahu and his government so opposed to turning Gaza over to the Palestinian Authority?

Gershon Baskin senses that the biggest security threat for Israel remains the continuation of Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 monthsJune 26, 2025 ago
UNSCOP (3 September 1947) and UN Ad Hoc Committee (25 November 1947) partition plans. The UN Ad Hoc committee proposal was voted on in the resolution.
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The Need for New Leaders

Gershon Baskin would love to see a new Palestinian political campaign with leaders who stand up tall with a banner that says: From the River to the Sea, On Two States We Agree!

By Gershon Baskin, 9 monthsJune 25, 2025 ago
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Another 7 Israeli soldiers

Gershon Baskin beseeches President Trump to do what he needs to do now in order to prevent the next death of Gazans and of Israelis.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 monthsJune 25, 2025 ago
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Bring Palestinian Labor Back to Israel Now!

Gershon Baskin feels that we must pave the path back to interaction and mutual dependence.

By Gershon Baskin, 9 monthsJune 25, 2025 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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