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Political negotiation must match 'real world' Palestinians and Israelis are living in
"My belief all the way through is we will not get this issue settled unless we have a bottom-up approach matching the political negotiation," says Tony Blair...
Israel’s decision to allow entry of shekels into Gaza welcome but more is needed
The Office of the Quartet Representative welcomes Israel’s decision to allow the entry of 50 million shekels into Gaza as well as the exchange of 31.5 million shekels of spoiled bank notes as a first step towards alleviating the liquidity crisis in shekel currency...
Tony Blair urges ‘Amalthea’ aid ship to transfer its goods to Gaza through established channels
"The most important thing is to avoid confrontation which is why the established channels for delivering aid to Gaza should be used in accordance with the new policy we have been working on." ...
New Gaza guidelines will support health, education, water and sanitation projects
Quartet Representative also calls for change to ensure more people can enter and leave Gaza alongside exports...
Tony Blair and William Hague discuss implementation of new Gaza policy
The meeting concluded two-days of talks Mr Blair has held in Madrid, Paris and London to discuss the recent proposals to ensure more goods get into Gaza as well as the latest developments in the proximity talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. ...
Tony Blair visits Kerem Shalom crossing to see how new policy can be implemented
Tony Blair said today that he hopes Israel's change of policy towards Gaza would be implemented in the coming two weeks....
Quartet Statement on Israel’s Announcement on Gaza
The Quartet declares its readiness to work closely with Israel, the Palestinian Government and international donors in order to achieve sustainable economic development on the basis of the full implementation of the Agreement on Access and Movement of 2005 and in the broader perspective of the two-state solution....
Tony Blair welcomes new policy on Gaza
"This new policy allows the Government of Israel to maintain their absolute determination to protect Israel’s security whilst improving significantly the lives of the people of Gaz...
Tony Blair hails "important step towards easing the lives of Palestinians in Gaza"
"The Quartet will continue its discussions with the Israeli Govt over the coming days to flesh out the principles now agreed. I have been in close consultation with Quartet members and thank them for their co-operation."...
Tony Blair tells EU foreign ministers that Israel is ready to ease Gaza blockade
"We must give the people of Gaza some hope, some help and some prospects. I believe and hope that we can reach a situation where we get a policy with regard to Gaza which is right regarding security, and regarding the people of Gaza and which gives the people of Gaza eventually the prospects of joining a two-state solution." ...