Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tony Blair's blunder on Middle East peace

AHMAD MELHEM for Al-Monitor Tony Blair’s chance to play a political role in the Palestinian issue is slipping away, as the PA refuses to accept him, President Abbas and the PLO refuse to deal with him on a personal level and Hamas has turned down all his initiatives.

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