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Entire world is responsible for Gaza's fate, says Blair
Nahum Barnea
Published: 21.02.15, 23:54
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1. Blair should read Hamas Covenant
Ibrahim el Awal ,   dearborn Michigan   (02.22.15)
Blair did not read Hamas Covenant. The conflict between the Palestinians and Israel is not local nationalistic, but religious and global. Israel cannot change that. No agreement can be accepted by all Muslims and certainly not by ISIS/Hamas. It is WAQF, Taqyya and Hudna. Blair has no clue.
2. As always:completely wrong.Bloody Gaza&Arabs are obviously
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responsible for World's fate. Problem: the imbeciles in the West don't want to know that.
3. Just to think, that a dysfunctional, barbaric faith is res-
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ponsible for the well being of the whole planet and that an idiotic article like this can appear on an Israeli website is mind boggling. That a British subject utters such nonsense is to be fully expected indeed!
4. Tony Blair decimated the UK's forces
beno   (02.22.15)
Now Russia is going to finish them off. He is a major traitor in history, a hypocrite and a global elitist. Nahum Barnea is, well, what can you say, a kool-aid drinker and nonsense spouter.
5. Gaza Remains as Intended
Mark ben Josef ,   USA   (02.22.15)
Gaza is in the conditions the Israeli government intends it to be. It should remain ignored by the rest of the world so long as it is under siege. Not a dime from the rest of the world should be spent.
6. Can someone mention anything ...
Devorah   (02.22.15)
even one thing that the Quartet has proposed or accomplished that was not to the detriment of Israel's security?
7. No the Gazans are responsible because they chose war
and then LOSE ,   they got what they   (02.22.15)
deserve, not getting any help from me.
8. Mr. Blair says nothing new. Never does.
David ,   Hartford USA   (02.22.15)
"Rebuild Gaza's infrastructure. Let in building materials. Give Hamas a hug." The man, excuse me, is an idiot. His sister-in-law, a convert ti Islam, has brainwashed him. Who would willingly convert to Islam? Not the Christians of Egypt or the tribes of Africa, but little miss 'multiculturalism' does! How pathetic! Israel just needs to do the exact opposite of what ever Blair says to, to remain safe. Tony- go home. You add nothing here.
9. The world doesn't care and doesn't believe Blair
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (02.22.15)
Gazans dying in hundreds of thousands is one of the many Middle East current events in the Islamic realm. Nothing unusual and nothing should be done about it.
10. Israel understands perfectly the regional reality
CJK   (02.22.15)
the world has totally destroyed the region and now wants israel to fix the problems. obama's contribution to the present instability in the region cannot be overstated. the less obama speaks, and the less he does, all the more better for the region. the arab spring that he advocated has turned into an islamic winter. lybia, syria, yemen are all failed states. iraq is ruled by islamic state and by the shia terrorists. iran will continue its pursuit of nuclear weapons. israel is surrounded by various jihadists. israel owes nothing whatever to the world. she must concentrate on her own survival.
11. Their Problem is Deeper
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana   (02.22.15)
The (Gazan) Arabs view the Jews as their enemies and illegal infiltrators into their lands. They blame all their problems on the Jews. Until they finally accept the concept that Jews not only have a legal and moral right to live in the land of their forefathers, but that the Jews' presence in this part of the world is a blessing and the catalyst for prosperity, and that they begin to accept responsibility for their own fate, they will live in misery and isolation forever. Giving them money is a waste unless it goes to re-educate them into living peacefully and cooperatively with their Jewish neighbors.
12. Blair
Haider ,   Gothenburg, Sweden   (02.22.15)
A peace envoy, what a joke.
13. "PA & Hamas both need to change their position"
tiki ,   belgium   (02.22.15)
Well, Mr. Blair, you make that happen and Israel will "recognize" the changed ME. Mr. Blairs "suggestions: Posing 'difficult questions to Hamas 1) Will they accept arrangement with Israel on the '67 lines? 2) Are they prepared to end terror? 3) End terror ties with outside organisations. Mr. Blair, Is this why you get paid your astronomical fee? Hamas has answered all your questions over & over, loud & clear: NO,NO & NO! "We continue to look at the Israeli/Pal conflict like nothing has changed while the whole region is in upheaval". No Sir, EU & biased politicians continue to look to the Israeli/Pal. conflict as if nothing has changed. Israel keeps telling them for years that it isn't! "Let in building materials in a way it won't harm security". OK, how? My answer would be (but I'm not a politician) Throw out Hamas & their corrupt helpers from UNWRA and things will change in Gaza and building materials can be brought in to improve the human situation! As much as the Middle East has changed, it all stays the same.......like European politicians who keep propelling their nonsense toward Israel. The only thing that has changed Mr Blair, is the colour of your hair!
14.  Israel doesn't understand....
Cindy ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (02.22.15)
"Israel doesn't understand how much the regional reality has changed"-Blair said... WHO IS HE to tell US that WE don't get it???
15. Palestinians from Yarmuk
Cindy ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (02.22.15)
Mister Blair, when was your last visit to the Palestinian's refugee camp in Yarmuk? Mister Blair, what about the fate of children under Assad umbrella? Mister Blair, do you know how many millions of civilians were displaced since the war in Syria started? What do you do about it???
16. Huge Forces Behind Israeli -Palestinian Conflictm
Zechariah   (02.22.15)
The early Zionists hoped the Arabs would benefit greatly from Jews re entering the Islamic world and in an enmasse way .Indeed a Jewish Islamic Commonwealth of Thirty Million Jews and Five hundred million Arabs seems a Supremaly Humanitarian Utopia of Technological Moral Advance .So it really reveals People are Crazy Flawed Violent Prone .Far from that early Utopic Vision.A Long Truce though is Possible .
17. Wrong - Very Wrong, Mr Blair!
joyce fraser ,   USA   (02.22.15)
It's the pompous Brits and its royal racist/elitist, imperialist attitudes and actions, that is hugely responsible for yesterday's injustices and exploitations of 'expendable other peoples and nations', for which the entire world is suffering today. It was the elitist. imperialist, racist Brits who carved up the world map according to their own, selfish desires, which empowered and enriched these historical criminals.
18. 1 Ibrahim el Awal, well said
CJK   (02.22.15)
the conflict is a religious conflict as defined by islamic waqf, taqqiya, hudna. thank you.
19. Gaza
Kevin J Lee ,   Glasgow/Scotland   (02.22.15)
1st west backs Mubarak then his removal then backs Muslim -Brotherhood. who precedes 2 supply weapons 2 Hamas & who extends Tunnels into Israel ! at this Juncture 1 has 2 assume that the wests meddling in Egypt was 2 blame 4 the War that was a planned eruption ?.
20. Q: "are they (Hamas) prepared to end terrorism"
emanon ,   USA   (02.22.15)
A: No. Hamas and company will not change their charter. End of story.
21. YEAH RIGHT! IRAN AND THE MUSLIM DONERS
IRANIAN JEW ,   LA USA   (02.22.15)
are responsible for the all the problems of every Muslim country. Arabs and Iranian mullhas have turned the PLAIS into hired guns, and they themselves know that they can't defeat Israel. They just want to delay a real solution to their problems. PALIS do not need any help. They just need to be friends with Israel, and Israel will provide to them what they need as long as they declare peace and proof that they are looking to co-exist with Jews.
22. Palestine Was a British Colony
emanon ,   USA   (02.22.15)
That's what Blair wants, the old British Empire.
23. Blair first end refugee camps
Shalom ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.22.15)
Blair does not understand that as long as most of Gaza consists of refugee camps whose inhabitants are told that they can end their misery only by fighting their way into Israel, war will not end. Never mind whatever "peace agreements" are signed. Blair should begin with resettlement of the refugees in permanent housing. Without that, everything else that he does will be a waste of money, it will be destroyed when the Palestinians renew hostilities.
24. bla bla blair,
Larry ,   LA (formerly)   (02.22.15)
Blair is keeping up the British tradition of doing everything possible to appease the Arabs and screw the Jews. Since the Balfour Declaration, the Brits has done their very best to screw us and not keep their word. Blair is just keeping up British tradition of being a Jew hater.
25. "Entire world is responsible for Gaza's fate"
A ,   Belgium   (02.22.15)
Speak for yourself, Tony, I personally could care less about gaza and its terrorist leadership.
26. The Leaders?!?
Good-Policy   (02.22.15)
The seriously failing leaders of Palestine are 99% responsible. All of them subscribe to the Muslim Brotherhood / Sayed Qtab concept. Change the attitude. Abandon the hostile allies in Tehran. Take back the stolen funds from the current leaders and start an honest policy.
27. The harsh Conditions are Remediable
Nachmun   (02.22.15)
First a million Gazans ought be offered Tempory Respite in Turkey Abu Dubai and Iran amongst those Lands Iran eggs them on to War and Massive Civilian Caualties in Wars against the Jews.the history ought be taught that in the UN 1947 Partition plan 60000 Palestinians were in the Palestinian State .No one Refugee needed be created but the Arabs rejected even the Return of Holocaust Survivors to Eretz Yisrael .
28. PM Blair and the IRA
Sherlock Holmes ,   London England   (03.06.15)
Tony Blair is credited with helping to end the situation in Northern Ireland and making peace. I hope he can be as successful in the Middle East. Tony is a Bible reader so he has a natural affinity to the region.
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