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Israel should take Gaza ceasefire deal, says hostage negotiator who freed Gilad Shalit
Gershon Baskin tells The National that Israelis must realise their own security failures allowed October 7 to happen
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The Three Week Hostage Deal
Gershon Baskin explores various strategies to apply pressure on both sides, including leveraging the influence of other countries, targeting key decision-makers, and focusing on the legacy of the current President.
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Netanyahu’s UNGA speech ‘one of the lowest points of Israeli propaganda’
Gershon Baskin, a participant on a panel, shares with CNN’s Becky Anderson his impressions of the speech that Netanyahu presented at the General Assembly of the United Nations and the status of the negotiations with the Hamas.
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After an International Appeal for Ceasefire: Why Israel and Hezbollah Continue to Fight (Internationaler Appell: Israel und die Hisbollah kämpfen trotzdem weiter)
Gershon Baskin shares with Thomas Seibert of Tagesspiegel that Israel would not be able to crush Hezbollah and Hamas by continuing the wars in Lebanon and Gaza and that People who believe that God has ordered them to die as martyrs will not capitulate.
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No Ceasefire in the Middle East: Because of Hamas? (Kein Waffenstillstand in Nahost: Wegen der Hamas?)
Gershon Baskin contradicts statements by Israel and the USA that claim that the militant Islamist Hamas is to blame for this blockade in negotiations for a ceasefre.
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Gaza truce: Former Israeli negotiator reveals three-week plan accepted by Hamas
Gershon Baskin says he reached out to Hamas after a request by families of Israeli hostages and reveals three-week plan accepted by Hamas
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The Status of The Negotiations with the Team from Qatar
Gershon Baskin shares with i24 news his analysis of the state of the negotiations for a cease fire and a release of the hostages.
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Anatomy of an intervention
Based on a draft proposal by Gershon Basin, Israel’s 12th prime minister and a former Palestinian foreign minister have agreed to work together for peace, for whatever that’s worth
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Netanyahu will not accept a deal that would end the war: Netanyahou n’acceptera pas un accord qui mettrait fin à la guerre
Committed to peace in the Middle East, Gershon Baskin has often negotiated with Hamas. He explains the difficulties of the current discussions, the blockages at work and calls for the recognition of a State of Palestine.
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Netanyahu is a hostage of a government of crazy Messianics (Netanyahu é refém de um governo de messiânicos loucos’, diz negociador de soltura do soldado israelense Gilad Shalit)
Gershon Baskin feels that Benjamin Netanyahu sabotaged Hamas deal to protect his political career and warns that the occupied West Bank is about to explode.