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Smiles and hand-shakes six months ago, the last time Tony Blair met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. But since then every thing has changed. The militant Islamist Hamas seized control of Gaza by force from their partners in the Palestinian [屏蔽] Fatah. Four hundred people have been killed this year in Gaza according to Palestinian medical sources. And President Abbas has named a new emergency government without Hamas. Gaza and the West Bank are divided geographically and politically . The hopes of a unified Palestinian state/ and a peace deal with Israel Dashed. It is a huge challenge Tony Blair believes he is ready for. But the question is are the Palestinians / ready for Blair. He is welcomed in the corridors of power in Ramallah

He has the vision on how to deal with the economic situation. the main issue that we would cooperate on is the economic issue. I think he will be a valuable addition.


But there is a damning assessment of Blair on the streets of Ramallah. This lady tells us I am not optimistic because he was prime minister if he wanted to do something why hasn't he done it already. If he didn’t help us in the first job, why he would help us in the second job?

The owner of this jewelry shop says he doesn’t trust Blair at all and doesn’t believe any thing will change.

I doubt him very much, because he was involved from before for the Middle East for him to solve it. And he / just got worse.

Blair’s first job will be to change the perception that he is pro-Israeli, pro-American and damaged from his involvement in the war in Iraq.

Many things depends on the mandate that he would be offered by the quality itself, But I don’t think that this will make any difference for a man who is considered pro-Israeli or pro-Palestinian.

The reaction in Israel is positive. Prime Minister Ehud Ormert says Blair is a true friend of Israel.

Tony Blair does have some qualifications when it comes to brokering peace. he's shown himself to be hands-on and persistent in Northern Irland when he managed to bring two scorn enemies together to share power. It's certainly a skill he is going to need here when trying to encourage the Palestinians to take a unified position.

Paula hancocks CNN

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If he didn’t help us in the first job, why he would help us in the second job?