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Israel Should Not Have to Defend Every Hilltop

Gershon Baskin feels that defending the State of Israel is a necessity. Defending every hilltop is a political choice.

By Gershon Baskin, 2 weeksAugust 9, 2026 ago
Jewish Youths in Israel wave flags and stand atop a hill. The author recalls his own young days in Zionist youth groups
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I Do Not Want a Zionist Government

Gershon Baskin wants a government that includes all Israelis who believe that the state belongs to all its citizens and that democracy must protect everyone.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 weeksAugust 5, 2026 ago
CNN
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Gershon Baskin on President Trump’s statement that he will hold off on new attacks on Iran

CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield, interviews Gershon Baskin regarding his insights on the report that attacks on Iran by the USA were cancelled contingent On rapidly making a deal.

By Fredricka Whitfield, 3 weeksAugust 2, 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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The Moment to Disarm Hamas Is Now

Gershon Baskin senses that the White House has described the current plan as a roadmap for peace, reconstruction and regional prosperity, while the declaration supporting it commits the participating states to security and opportunity for both Palestinians and Israelis.

By Gershon Baskin, 3 weeksJuly 31, 2026 ago
Palestinians carry knives and daggers as they attend a military parade of members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, to mark the 28th anniversary. (photo credit:MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
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There Is No Military Solution

Gershon Baskin prophesizes that the conflict will end only when Palestinians achieve freedom, sovereignty, dignity, and statehood, and Israelis achieve security, recognition, and regional acceptance.

By Gershon Baskin, 4 weeksJuly 29, 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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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, 6 monthsFebruary 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, 1 yearJuly 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, 1 yearJuly 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, 1 yearJuly 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, 1 yearJuly 2, 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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