https://znetwork.org/author/gershonbaskin/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:19:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/gershonbaskin/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bad-deal-better-than-no-deal-ex-israeli-negotiator-fears-netanyahu-could-resume-attacks/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bad-deal-better-than-no-deal-ex-israeli-negotiator-fears-netanyahu-could-resume-attacks/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:18:57 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1278685 We continue our coverage of the long-awaited Gaza ceasefire by going to Jerusalem to speak with Israeli activist Gershon Baskin, who has experience negotiating with Hamas, including during this latest conflict. Baskin says while it’s heartening to see captives returning home, the ceasefire agreement is “a bad deal” because of how fragile it is. “Hamas [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bad-deal-better-than-no-deal-ex-israeli-negotiator-fears-netanyahu-could-resume-attacks/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-sober-assessment/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-sober-assessment/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:53:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1276684 It is very difficult to assess where we are regarding negotiations to end the war in Gaza and to bring the hostages home. In September, two Hamas leaders from the Hamas politburo, one of them a member of the Hamas negotiating team, conveyed to me that they were prepared to agree to the “Three Weeks [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-sober-assessment/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-new-political-party-is-founded-in-israel-for-all-of-its-citizens/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-new-political-party-is-founded-in-israel-for-all-of-its-citizens/#respond Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:35:18 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1245296 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-new-political-party-is-founded-in-israel-for-all-of-its-citizens/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/is-a-third-intifada-on-the-horizon-opinion/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/is-a-third-intifada-on-the-horizon-opinion/#respond Sat, 06 Aug 2022 15:02:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1198378 Every day, I meet Palestinians in east Jerusalem and from all over the West Bank. I also speak with Palestinians who are citizens of Israel. On most days, I also speak to Palestinians in Gaza. I think I have a pretty good sense of what is happening in Palestinian society. 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