Blair embarks on Middle East "Mission Impossible"
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Tony Blair arrives in Jerusalem for his first visit as international envoy on Monday, hoping to help end 60 years of peacemaking failure since Britain handed Palestine to Jews and Arabs who remain bitterly at odds.
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After a year in which the Middle East peace process has all but ground to a halt, Tony Blair will visit Ramallah today in an attempt to kick-start talks.
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Western powers struggled on Tuesday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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Tony Blair says he will feel it is a personal failure if the Middle East peace process cannot be restarted.
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By Paul Waugh, Evening Standard Deputy Political Editor In Jerusalem. Tony Blair launched a fresh drive for peace in the Middle East today, holding high-level meetings with Israelis and Palestinians.
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Tony Blair on Tuesday evoked a &quot;moment of opportunity&quot; in the Middle East as he held exploratory talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on his inaugural tour as international envoy.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Jerusalem last night from Iraq, and constrained by a very tight schedule this morning will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
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Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday that a two-state solution is the &quot;absolute priority&quot; to bring peace to the Middle East amid speculation he is to become an envoy there.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated his commitment to relaunching the Middle East peace process, saying there was &quot;no more pressing political challenge facing the world today&quot;.
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JERICHO, West Bank  - Middle East envoy Tony Blair, seeking to bolster Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts, said on Wednesday it was critical to expand the capabilities of Palestinian security forces.
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Tony Blair began his first visit to the Middle East as international envoy on Monday, meeting Israeli leaders who promised to try to revive the long-stalled peace process with the Palestinians.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to redouble his efforts to make progress towards peace in the Middle East, saying he would view it as a &quot;personal failure&quot; if the process did not move forward.
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Western powers struggled on Tuesday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, making his first public comments as the international community's Mideast peace envoy, urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders Tuesday to take advantage of a new "sense of possibility" in the region.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will call on Wednesday for Middle East states to rein in what he calls the threat from Iran and to help advance peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Tony Blair arrives in Jerusalem for  his first visit as international envoy on Monday, hoping to  help end 60 years of peacemaking failure since Britain handed  Palestine to Jews and Arabs who remain bitterly at odds.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair flies to the United States on Friday for talks with President George W. Bush on Israel and Lebanon as international efforts increase to resolve the conflict.