Balfour to Blair is a special 30 minute film that investigates the role of British policy in the Middle East from the beginning of the 20th century to today. (Source: Aljazeera)

Part 1:

Beyond satire is Blair’s appointment as Middle East envoy. Blair is the most wholehearted Zionist ever to lead a major British political party - including Balfour. He is at one with the religious right in the United States in having a gut Zionism perversely engendered by fundamentalist Christian beliefs.

Remember, Blair is leaving today because he [...]

Scepticism hangs over Blair’s appointment as quartet envoy

“…Russia demanded last minute changes to the terms of reference, clarifying his precise status.

Gordon Brown was described as angry at being presented with a fait accompli…

Javier Solana, EU foreign policy chief, with a long track-record in the region, is also unhappy, Brussels sources say. The Foreign Office, where [...]

The new job will be …”managing” Iraq/Afghanistan/Palestine wreckage …for decades…

George Bush and Tony Blair have discussed the possibility of the prime minister becoming a Middle East special envoy after he leaves office next week.

While Downing Street refused to comment on mounting speculation about such a move, US officials indicated that the subject has been discussed [...]

On 27 September 2006, a war criminal responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands in Iraq and Afghanistan, and whose refusal to call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza sanctioned Israel’s barbaric attacks, addressed the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.

The Independent said Tony Blair made “the speech of the century” at the [...]

Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem
Thursday September 7, 2006
The Guardian

Hundreds of Palestinians signed a newspaper advertisement today criticising Tony Blair and telling him he would not be welcome when he arrives on a Middle East visit expected this weekend.

The advertisement, which appeared in the Palestinian al-Ayyam newspaper, rounded on the British prime minister for what it said [...]

Did you know that the UN in southern Lebanon suspects that Israel is manufacturing non-existent raids to pacify public opinion as Hizbollah missiles continue to fly across the frontier?!

Now you know!

Did you know that the UN draft contains ambiguous wording, such as demanding cessation of the fighting instead of a complete and immediate ceasefire?!

Now you [...]