Tony Blair resigns as Middle East peace envoy

Blair took on the Middle East job shortly after he left Downing Street in June 2007, and was given the task of helping develop the Palestinian economy and improve governance. But he struggled from the start.

He never once dared to speak out. He was all too comfortable with a status quo that was unsustainable
Chris Doyle, Council for Arab-British Understanding

Critics in Britain in particular focused on his responsibility for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and while Palestinians initially welcomed the appointment of such a high-profile figure, he quickly became seen as being too close to the Israelis, who were then, as now, far more powerful than the Palestinians still living under occupation.

bb1 wrote:I hope to live to see the day Blair is on trial in The Hague.