Tony Blair, “Corporate colonialism” and denying Palestinians agency
JVL Introduction
How come Tony Blair has the ear of the White House as it plots the erasure of Palestinians in Gaza with the Israeli government, while Palestinians themselves are nowhere to be seen?
You can see below an interview with Democracy Now, in which former US State Department official Josh Paul calls out Blair for encouraging attempts to “transition from Israeli colonialism to corporate” colonialism, “a nightmarish example of profits over people” and “a development project in which apartments would essentially be built on the graveyard of Palestinians.”
Below that, in a Guardian interview, Ubai Al-Aboudi, Ramallah-based director of the Bisan Center for Research and Development and member of the steering committee of the Palestinian NGO Network, dismisses Blair as a war criminal who must answer for the horrors that unfolded in Iraq as well as for his failure to confront Israeli policies.
The conclusion of both pieces is that the world must demand that Palestinians have agency in deciding their own destiny.
NWI
This article was originally published by The Guardian on Fri 29 Aug 2025. Read the original here.
Why are Palestinians shut out of post-war plans while Tony Blair discusses their future?
Former PM returns to Middle East politics as civil society groups argue that any real solution must begin with Palestinian agency
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Wikileaks believes (as do I) that the Very Rev Blair was appointed not as the UN Middle East envoy, but by ‘the Quartet’ as the Middle East Peace Envoy. The Quartet consisted of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and Russia.
My belief (unconfirmed) is that during his 8 years in that position (a sort of ‘Chiltern Hundreds’ for the great man) he never put a foot on Palestinian soil, or if he did it would have been unintentional. So the most of world’s cowardly leaders will be happy for Tone to step up (almost) once more.
Blair is financially involved in the “Riviera” project that Israel and US intend building on the Gaza coast.. Why this evil man hasn’t been tried for war crimes after the TRUTH about Iraq has been known for years. It was just swept under the rug. As they intend to do with Palestine as well… How depressing that the 2 most corrupt &;evil PMs have been Labour. Or rather disguised as Labour when in fact they are BOTH everything Labour was founded to fight AGAINST
This is all on cue for Labour, so no surprise at all.