The Quartet

Gilad Shalit and the end of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

by News Sources 10.18.2011

Tony Karon writes: As momentous as Tuesday’s release of Sergeant Gilad Shalit and 477 Palestinian prisoners (with another 550 to freed within two months) may be, it is unlikely to be a game-changer — or a milestone on the road to peace. Indeed, while the spectacle of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu breaking the ostensible taboo [...]

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Palestinian officials tell Tony Blair to quit

by News Sources 10.09.2011
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Why the U.N. must abolish the ‘Quartet’

by News Sources 10.05.2011

Ali Abunimah writes: Quartet envoy Tony Blair has been the target of stinging criticism of late from officials close to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. There have even been murmurs that Abbas’ officials may formally request Blair’s removal. While Blair’s Quartet role, which he took up the day he left office as UK prime minister [...]

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Tony Blair’s nexus of Middle East conflicts of interest

by News Sources 10.03.2011

“It’s easy enough to see what Tony Blair has got out of the Middle East peace process: introductions to Arab rulers; a nice address in Jerusalem; a continued presence on the world stage. What’s more difficult to see is what the Middle East peace process has got out of Tony Blair.” The Associated Press reports: [...]

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