For years, Gershon Baskin has been an unofficial middleman between Hamas and Israel, negotiating the release of hostages. He tells CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault what he knows about the militant group’s tactics and why he cut off contact shortly after the Oct. 7 attacks.
Adrienne Arsenault is a Canadian journalist who is the Chief Correspondent of CBC News and co-anchor of The National since November 2017.
Gershon Baskin shares his scepticism with i24 news regarding reports that a hostage deal is imminent.
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Gershon Baskin senses that Israel’s prime minister is using antisemitism to cover up domestic scandals and exploiting the war for his own self-interest. He also criticises the Palestinian side, which must prepare the ground for elections postponed for far too long. Qatar's step back should be used to restart negotiations.