Gershon Baskin, one of the architects of the Shalit deal: "Gilad spent five unnecessary years in captivity because of Israel" (Hebrew)

Gershon Baskin, one of the architects of the Shalit deal, published a letter today in preparation for Rosh Hashanah, in which he referred to the contacts for the hostage deal: "Every year I send a greeting for Rosh Hashanah." Like all of us, this year I have no words - but it's doable.'

To read the full article by Peled Arbeli in Maariv, click here.