Tony Blair

As Israel pushes back, Gaza becomes testing ground for emerging post-war governance - analysis

The emergence of a Palestinian technocratic governing committee alongside Trump’s US-backed Board of Peace has triggered sharp Israeli backlash, exposing cabinet rifts and deep unease.

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Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

Donald Trump sets $1 billion price tag for permanent seats on Gaza Board of Peace - report

US President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with business leaders at the White House in Washington, December 10, 2025.

Trump: Gaza 'Board of Peace' membership will be announced early 2026

Former British prime minister Tony Blair attends the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's annual Future of Britain Conference, in London, Britain, July 9, 2024.

Tony Blair dropped from Trump's Gaza 'board of peace' after Arab objections - Financial Times


FM hopes Quartet statement would lead to negotiations

Lieberman: Quartet call for Palestinian-Israeli negotiations could be effective; Obama may have helped bring Palestinians "down to Earth."

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US official: Quartet talks have been productive

Blair says group's goals are to significantly advance Palestinian statehood and to get Israeli-Palestinian negotiations back on track.

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Quartet continues its meetings down to UN wire

Blair says group's goals are to significantly advance Palestinian statehood and to get Israeli- Palestinian negotiations back on track.

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Abbas to Ban: We'll submit application for UN membership

Secretary-general stresses need for Israel, Palestinian Authority to go back to negotiating table.

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Abbas: All hell has broken loose ahead of UN statehood bid

Palestinian Authority president admits he is under "huge" international pressure over statehood gambit as US, Russian, EU and UN diplomats meet in ongoing effort to persuade PA to forgo move.

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Abbas: 'Difficult times' await Palestinians after UN bid

PA president admits he is under international pressure over statehood gambit as US, Russian, EU and UN diplomats meet in ongoing effort to persuade PA to forgo move.

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Quartet meets in New York to avert Palestinian UN crisis

Clinton meets with Ashton looking for a "way forward," denies lack of progress; US, Russian, EU, UN diplomats meet as part of effort to persuade PA from UN statehood bid.

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Abbas: Israel’s ‘intransigence’ forcing us to the UN

Negotiations have ended, it’s time to take decisions, says Erekat; US continues to request that PA return to peace talks with Israel.

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Analysis: Blair has major, unheralded role in Mideast talks

As Palestinian statehood bid nears, Tony Blair will try to bridge gaps between Israel and the PA as well as within the Quartet.

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No Holds Barred: Down with the tyrant (and his supporters)!

For decades, the world tolerated the crazed Libyan leader for one reason: He had oil.

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