Tag Archives: Tony Blair

Things you really ought to read

Posted on 08/25/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Tony Blair’s speech at Herzliya: I often have a conversation about the West Bank which goes like this. Someone says: Israel must lift the occupation. I reply: I agree but it has to be sure that when it does so, … Continue reading →

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Tony Blair, the bought and paid for envoy

Posted on 03/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Tony Blair was appointed the Quartet’s Middle East envoy in 2007. Since then, he has amassed millions of dollars working for the governments of Kuwait and Iraq, has formed a consultancy firm that works for Arab governments, and is rumored … Continue reading →

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The Blair sewage project

Posted on 11/06/2008 by Soccerdad

Yesterday’s Qassam attack against Ashkelon didn’t yet make it into the NY Times report about the fighting between Israel and Hamas, but this did: Military officials said that the initial army raid was a “pinpoint” operation aimed at thwarting a … Continue reading →

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Tony’s tolerance of terror has limits

Posted on 07/15/2008 by Soccerdad

The other day the Palestinians condemned two men to death for supposedly “collaborating” with Israel to target terrorists. These men weren’t convicted by Hamas, but by the “moderate” Fatah faction that is in charge of Jenin. Reacting to this story, … Continue reading →

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No [blank] Tony

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Soccerdad

From Ethan Bronner’s Israel in the Season of Dread: Mr. Sara’s use of the word “calm” (“regiah” in Hebrew) was telling. No one quite knows what to call the current accord. Many use the Arabic word “tahadiya,” which is what … Continue reading →

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Oh, c’mon, he’s not that bad

Posted on 05/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The British papers are having a field day with this one: The IAF threatened to shoot down Tony Blair’s jet Wednesday. Two Israeli fighter aircraft threatened to shoot down a private jet transporting Tony Blair after coming under the misapprehension … Continue reading →

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