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Paul Woodward reveals The connection that Gershon Baskin had with a member of the prime minister’s family in the passing of messages to Olmert about the case of the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Baskin, who has a long background in encouraging Israeli-Palestinian contacts, believes that the failure to pursue the overtures was a lost opportunity that contributed to the outbreak of conflict.

According to the report, veteran Israeli peace activist Gershon Baskin was at the center of attempts to open negotiations. He was in touch with senior members of Hamas, Israeli officials and Olmert, via the member of his family.

Baskin says that two weeks before Cast Lead began, he arranged a meeting with Hamas which produced an offer to link the release of Shalit to the lifting of the blockade.

According to Baskin, Israel’s failure to consider Hamas’ offer for talks directly led to the loss of life and destruction.

Gershon Baskin was at the centre of attempts to open negotiations, in touch with senior members of Hamas, Israeli officials and Olmert, via the member of his family.

Gershon Baskin, an Israeli peace activist, “was at the center of attempts to open negotiations,” and that he is in touch with senior members of the Hamas movement, as well as high-ranking Israeli officials, including Olmert and members of his family.

Gershon Baskin, disclosed that for more than two years he had been in contact with a “senior Hamas personality” in Europe over the release of Gilad Schalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas and held in Gaza since 2006.

Baskin has been living with the feeling that the Gaza war was not really a war of no choice aimed at protecting the inhabitants of the south. He is not the only one.