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Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs): Gershon Baskin, Ph.D., is the Israeli Co-Director and founder of the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI) - a joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy think. Gershon initiated the founding of IPCRI in 1988 following ten years of work in the field of Jewish-Arab relations within Israel, in Interns for Peace, the Ministry of Education and as Executive Director of the Institute for Education for Jewish-Arab Coexistence (established by the Israeli Ministry of Education and the Prime Minister’s Office). Gershon has published books and hundreds of articles in the Hebrew, English and Arabic press about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict including: A Model Interim Agreement, Aspects of Internal Security in During the Interim Period, The Future of Jerusalem , How to Conduct Business in the Palestinian Territories , The Future of the Israeli Settlements in Final Status Negotiation, and more. Gershon meets regularly with Israeli and Palestinian policy makers at their invitation as well as similar people from the international diplomatic community and international organizations. During the Premiership of the late Yitzhak Rabin, he served as an outside policy advisor of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Gershon was a member of the Jerusalem Experts Committee established by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office during the Final Status Negotiations in 2000-2001. Gershon holds a Ph.D. in International Affairs. His dissertation was on Sovereignty and Territory in the Future of Jerusalem, parts of which were published as a book Jerusalem of Peace. Gershon is a member of the Israeli Council for Peace and Security, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MAKOMOT – The Israeli Center for Environment Mediation, he was a founding chairman of the progressive Synagogue Kehilat Kol Haneshama in Jerusalem where he served as Chairman for three years. Gershon has been awarded the Histadrut Prize for Peace in 1996, the Turkish Foreign Policy Institute Peace Prize in 2004, the Tribute of Honor and Courage from the World Movement for Democracy in 2004 and the Search for Common Ground Journalist Award for Middle East Journalism in 2005. Gershon speaks Hebrew, English and Arabic.

Contact Numbers:
Office: 972-2-676-9460
Fax: 972-2-676-8011
email: gershon@ipcri.org
mobile phone: +972-(0)52-238-1715

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise: Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt

What is your current country of residence?: Israel

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?: Peacebuilding, Education, Environment

Which are your primary skills areas?: Program Design, Fundraising, Advocacy, Intervention

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?: Security reform, future of Jerusalem

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At 4:01am on June 12th, 2008, Muhamamd Moosa Rind said…: Dear SGershon,
I would like to share with you news and views about that,
We are running self financed library for community and also involved in social activities like intelactual getto gathers, lectures, debating society, peacebuildings walks and celebrating differnt days as per mentioned in UNO charter.
If you like then kindly help to updating our library portions and books as well as library building's. however if you like all or one of them you could select as per your desire.
I think it will be a great step from you towords a nobele cause.

Peace,
Muhammad Moosa Rind
Karachi, Sindh.
+92-321-3899049

At 11:50pm on January 22nd, 2008, Muhamamd Moosa Rind said…: Dear Gerhon,
Hope your doing welll with peace and best of mind.
I have read your efforts about that you are working from 1988 following ten years of work in the field of Jewish-Arab relations within Israel, in Interns for Peace. nice very nice i want to you should save and collect jewish family data who has been living in karachi, Sindh and they are Sindhi and arround from 1000 years they are here but since Pakistan 1947 conservative/fundamatilist state they are afraid and they are living on hidden identity and living with fake indentity, so kind of you if you should get efforts to save them being human.
i would like to join your orgnization how i will be become your activist mamber.
Peace,
Muhammad Moosa Rind
Karachi.

Sindhi Writer

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At 2:40am on September 24th, 2007, Eyal Raviv said…: Hi Gershon, I know you are in Japan, I want to invite you aagain to join me on mepeace.org, my platform for peacemakers advancing Middle East peace.

Eyal :-)

At 4:54pm on September 7th, 2007, Kristy Simmons said…: Gershon,

Thanks for the contact. I would love to hear more about your work and any insights/challenges you may have. I look forward to sharing ideas and support.

Kristy

At 5:01am on September 4th, 2007, Maria Saifuddin Effendi said…: Hello Gershon, thanks for your invitation. I noticed you have got an expertise in Middle-East conflict. Good to see you. best regards maria

At 2:05am on September 4th, 2007, Esra Cuhadar Gurkaynak said…: Hi Gershon,

It's good to see you here.

At 2:05am on September 4th, 2007, Rosebell Kagumire said…: Hi Gershon, Great work. Thanks for inviting me to be your friend. I hope to gain a lot from your vast knowledge of conflict analysis and resolution.
Cheers!!

At 4:47am on August 9th, 2007, Yara Saab said…: Hi Gershon, thanks for adding me. Fantastic career, I'm really impressed! Keep up the good work!

At 1:41am on August 7th, 2007, Gershon Baskin said…: What is Walk the Green Line?

November 27-29, 2007

You can make a difference!!!! Join In!!!!!

Walk the Green Line is..

Your opportunity to experience what the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about.

Your opportunity to meet with Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers.

Your chance to take a stand on the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Your moment to make a real contribution towards peace making.

You can make a difference.

You can participate in a hands-on experience that will translate your values into practice.

Walk the green line is for you!

Go to: www.walkthegreenline.org for more information

Gershon Baskin, Ph.D. and Hanna Siniora
Co-CEOs, IPCRI
ISRAEL/PALESTINE CENTER FOR RESEARCH & INFORMATION

P.O. Box 9321, Jerusalem 91092
Tel: 972-2-676-9460 Fax: 972-2-676-8011
Mobile: 052-238-1715
gershon@ipcri.org hanna@ipcri.org
http://www.ipcri.org