Interviews
Talks Seen On Horizon
Gershon Baskin claims that he knows that [Hamas Prime Minister Ismail] Haniyeh and his people want a cease-fire, and want it to be observed by Israel as well.
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Gershon Baskin addresses the United Nations Seminar of Assistance to the Palestinian People in Cairo
In his address to the United Nations Seminar of Assistance to the Palestinian People held in Cairo, Gershon Baskin said that the Israelis and the Palestinians did not have the tools or ability to resolve the conflict by themselves.
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Museum Of Intolerance?
Gershon Baskin wants us to imagine the outrage if the Palestinians were building a Museum of Tolerance (or anything else) on what was once a Jewish cemetery.
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Sharon’s hawkish journey toward peace
Gershon Baskin believes that Sharon’s biggest political achievement was the reshaping of the political map in Israel and the distance between right and left in Israel shrunk considerably under Sharon, forcing the rise and the significance of the center of the map.
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Israeli Zionists ponder next move
Gershon Baskin predicts that many settlers will be demoralised, while others might commit suicide.
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How I became an Israeli conscientious objector
Elisha Baskin, the daughter of Gershon Baskin shares her story on how she was officially released by the Israeli army as a conscientious objector.
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Turkey should take part in the withdrawal from Gaza: Gazze’den çekilmede Türkiye rol almali
Gershon Baskin discusses expected developments in the Palestinian elections and the role of Turkey in the conflict in the Middle East
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Can they stem the tide?
Gershon Baskin says that we are in a period of very intensive activity trying to re-launch contacts between the Israelis and Palestinians with three Israeli-Palestinian working groups on water, economy and Jerusalem that are meeting almost weekly.
Gilad Schalit
Both Palestinians and Israelis celebrate prisoner swap
Gershon Baskin, who helped negotiate the deal of the release of Israeli soldier Gildad Shalit in exchange for the release of 1,027 Palestinians, thinks that will help encourage democratic trends in Palestinian areas.
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Gershon Baskin claims that Netanyahu is firmly opposed to Palestinian sovereignty because it would endanger the existence of Israel
Gershon Baskin, discussing political options for the future, said that under a Netanyahu Government, there would be no real progress towards a final status agreement, as Mr. Netanyahu was firmly opposed to Palestinian sovereignty because it would endanger the existence of Israel.