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Do Netanyahu and Sinwar Want a Deal?
Gershon Baskin feels that Israel’s first priority to do everything humanly possible to bring the hostages home, because Israel failed to protect its citizens on October 7 and Israel has a moral responsibility to bring them home.
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This has to end!
Gershon Baskin firmly believes that the first order of the day is to end this war. Enough!
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The Doha Negotiations, Hamas’s Victory and Israel’s Loss
Gershon Baskin believes that It is hard to recognize through the anger and the desire for revenge that a solution is in front of us. But it is there. It is not easy and it requires a lot of work. It will require that we make great efforts to learn from the failures of the past.
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Stop the war now
Gershon Baskin believes that all 193 member states of the United Nations (194 with the State of Palestine) should recognize both Palestine and Israel and should support the two-states solution.
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Trauma and the Hope for Tomorrow
Gershon Baskin senses that from the River to the Sea only real peace will make us free.
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Is There a Possible Diplomatic Way to End This War?
Gershon Baskin believes that there is still a chance for a partial deal with Hamas that could return tens of hostages alive; it must be done now!
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A Cease-fire Deal Would Be a Huge Victory for Hamas, but Israel Has No Choice
Gershon Baskin believes that the 2011 Hamas-Israel hostage deal, which he helped negotiate, set a price of over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for one Israeli soldier. It should have been the very last time Israel had to ransom its citizens, but today, Hamas has the upper hand.
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The Reality We Have to Change: An Open Letter to the Palestinian public
Gershon Baskin in an open letter to the Palestinian public shares his recommendations on how to create a Palestine state that we will be proud of
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Every bomb Israel drops in Gaza is a betrayal of the hostages
Gershon Baskin senses that The Israeli leadership is putting the destruction of Hamas ahead of protecting innocents – including Israel’s own.