‘Biased Tony Blair must go’ as Middle East envoy
TONY Blair suffered humiliation yesterday after the Palestinian leadership called for him to be ditched as a Middle East peace envoy.
Mohammed Shtayyeh, a senior official and confidant of President Mahmoud Abbas, said the former Prime Minister is biased in favour of Israel.
“He has become of no use at all,” Mr Shtayyeh told a Palestinian radio station.
He called on the Quartet – the US, the European Union, Russia and the UN – to reconsider Mr Blair’s appointment. A spokesman for Mr Blair said the comments do not reflect his conversations with the Palestinian leadership.