Confusing Israeli media claim: Tony Blair to take office

Israeli media claimed that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was wanted to be appointed as humanitarian coordinator in Gaza.

The name of Blair, who declared that he felt “pain and regret” years after the invasion of Iraq, began to be associated again with a conflict in the Middle East with the news in the Israeli media.

According to Israeli media reports, Israel asked Blair to be the humanitarian coordinator for Gaza.

According to sources close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu wants to use Blair’s experience to calm concerns about rising civilian casualties in Gaza.

“THE JOB WAS NOT OFFERED”

Stating that negotiations have been going on for some time, Blair’s office said: “No official position offer has been made.” He made a statement.

Regarding the allegations, Blair’s spokesman said: “Mr Blair has an office in Israel and continues to work on issues relating to Israel and the Palestinians. He is discussing the situation with many people in the area and elsewhere about what can be done. “However, to date he has not offered or accepted any position.”

Speaking to the British media, sources close to Blair stated that the former Prime Minister would not accept the task unless there was hope of changing something in humanitarian matters.

After stepping down as prime minister in 2007, Blair served for almost 10 years as Special Representative for the Middle East of the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), the United States and Russia.

THE DECISIONS MADE ARE STILL BEING DISCUSSED

Today traces of the Blair administration, which was in power in England between 1997 and 2007, can still be seen in the Middle East.

Considering the current effects of Blair’s decisions regarding the Middle East, his decisions regarding the invasion of Iraq are particularly noteworthy.

The Chilcot Report announced in 2016 revealed that Blair, who was criticized for his support for the invasion of Iraq by US-led coalition forces in 2003, assured then US President George Bush of his support without the approval of the British. Parliament.
In the invasion of Iraq, in which 30,000 British soldiers participated, more than 200,000 Iraqis and almost 200 British soldiers lost their lives.

While the Chilcot Report revealed that Blair misled parliament over weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; Blair apologized at the press conference and said he was sorry and hurt.

Blair also sided with the United States in the invasion of Afghanistan and criticized the United States’ decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying that “faith in the West is weakening.”