Blair: blockade counterproductive but hard to ease
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The international Mideast envoy says the 3-year blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza has been counterproductive but that the policy is difficult to change because of strong Israeli objections.
Envoy Tony Blair also said in an interview Wednesday that the raid earlier this week on a Gaza-bound ship was a reminder that Gaza cannot be ignored as the West tries to broker a peace deal between Israel and Hamas' moderate rivals in the West Bank. (AP)
