http://tonyblairoffice.org en Copyright 2010 2010-09-01T00:25:21+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/secretary-clinton-and-tony-blair-meet-ahead-of-israel-palestine-talks-/ /quartet/news-entry/secretary-clinton-and-tony-blair-meet-ahead-of-israel-palestine-talks-/ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Quartet Representative Tony Blair today in advance of Wednesday's Middle East peace negotiations Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-09-01T00:25:21+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-condems-hebron-attack-aimed-to-derail-peace-talks/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-condems-hebron-attack-aimed-to-derail-peace-talks/ I condemn unequivocally the shooting attack in which four Israelis were killed today and extend my condolences to the families of those killed. This shocking act was obviously intended to damage the launch of negotiations, but we must not allow extremists to derail the process. Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-08-31T16:46:16+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-welcomes-re-start-of-direct-peace-talks-during-herzliya-speech/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-welcomes-re-start-of-direct-peace-talks-during-herzliya-speech/ "...it shows that there is a sincere yearning on the part of the people of Israel to live in an enduring and honourable peace with their Palestinian neighbours." Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-08-24T13:25:53+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-welcomes-secretary-clintons-announcement-on-direct-talks/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-welcomes-secretary-clintons-announcement-on-direct-talks/ "We must accelerate the process of change on the ground to improve the daily lives of Palestinians, in support of the political negotiations." Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-08-20T17:46:17+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/secretary-clinton-invites-israelis-and-palestinians-to-washington-for-/ /quartet/news-entry/secretary-clinton-invites-israelis-and-palestinians-to-washington-for-/ Leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Quartet Representative Tony Blair also asked to White House meeting Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-08-20T15:51:34+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-urges-israelis-and-palestinians-to-restart-direct-talks-on-sep/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-urges-israelis-and-palestinians-to-restart-direct-talks-on-sep/ Statement repeats commitment to "an independent, democratic, and viable Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbors." Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-08-20T14:30:00+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/political-negotiation-must-match-real-world-palestinians-and-israelis-/ /quartet/news-entry/political-negotiation-must-match-real-world-palestinians-and-israelis-/ "My belief all the way through is we will not get this issue settled unless we have a bottom-up approach matching the political negotiation," says Tony Blair Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-07-22T10:39:48+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/israels-decision-to-allow-entry-of-shekels-into-gaza-welcome-but-more-/ /quartet/news-entry/israels-decision-to-allow-entry-of-shekels-into-gaza-welcome-but-more-/ The Office of the Quartet Representative welcomes Israel’s decision to allow the entry of 50 million shekels into Gaza as well as the exchange of 31.5 million shekels of spoiled bank notes as a first step towards alleviating the liquidity crisis in shekel currency Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-07-19T17:39:19+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-representative-tony-blair-urges-amalthea-aid-ship-to-transfer-/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-representative-tony-blair-urges-amalthea-aid-ship-to-transfer-/ "The most important thing is to avoid confrontation which is why the established channels for delivering aid to Gaza should be used in accordance with the new policy we have been working on." Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-07-14T14:02:37+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-representative-tony-blair-welcomes-israels-publication-of-controlle/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-representative-tony-blair-welcomes-israels-publication-of-controlle/ Quartet Representative also calls for change to ensure more people can enter and leave Gaza alongside exports Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-07-05T14:02:13+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-and-william-hague-discuss-implementation-of-new-gaza-policy/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-and-william-hague-discuss-implementation-of-new-gaza-policy/ The meeting concluded two-days of talks Mr Blair has held in Madrid, Paris and London to discuss the recent proposals to ensure more goods get into Gaza as well as the latest developments in the proximity talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-07-02T16:58:49+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-visits-kerem-shalom-crossing-to-see-how-new-policy-can-be-implem/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-visits-kerem-shalom-crossing-to-see-how-new-policy-can-be-implem/ Tony Blair said today that he hopes Israel's change of policy towards Gaza would be implemented in the coming two weeks. Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-06-22T16:35:12+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-statement-on-israels-announcement-on-gaza/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-statement-on-israels-announcement-on-gaza/ The Quartet declares its readiness to work closely with Israel, the Palestinian Government and international donors in order to achieve sustainable economic development on the basis of the full implementation of the Agreement on Access and Movement of 2005 and in the broader perspective of the two-state solution. Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-06-21T19:20:58+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-representative-tony-blair-welcomes-new-policy-on-gaza/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-representative-tony-blair-welcomes-new-policy-on-gaza/ "This new policy allows the Government of Israel to maintain their absolute determination to protect Israel’s security whilst improving significantly the lives of the people of Gaz Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-06-20T17:58:37+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-welcomes-important-step-towards-easing-the-lives-of-palestinians/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-welcomes-important-step-towards-easing-the-lives-of-palestinians/ "The Quartet will continue its discussions with the Israeli Govt over the coming days to flesh out the principles now agreed. I have been in close consultation with Quartet members and thank them for their co-operation." Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-06-17T12:26:35+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-tells-eu-foreign-ministers-that-israel-is-ready-to-ease-gaza-blo/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-tells-eu-foreign-ministers-that-israel-is-ready-to-ease-gaza-blo/ "We must give the people of Gaza some hope, some help and some prospects. I believe and hope that we can reach a situation where we get a policy with regard to Gaza which is right regarding security, and regarding the people of Gaza and which gives the people of Gaza eventually the prospects of joining a two-state solution." Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-06-14T16:04:27+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-welcomes-israeli-pms-statement-on-gaza/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-welcomes-israeli-pms-statement-on-gaza/ “I welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu’s clear distinction between Israel’s necessity to protect its security and otherwise to allow Gaza people to get the goods and material they require for ordinary life. Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-06-13T18:48:40+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-speaks-to-newsweek-about-gaza-and-the-need-to-redouble-efforts-f/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-speaks-to-newsweek-about-gaza-and-the-need-to-redouble-efforts-f/ “The event itself is a tragedy, but the important thing is to redouble our efforts for peace and not to allow a tragedy to derail us. Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-06-08T08:40:22+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/statement-by-quartet-representative-tony-blair-on-the-gaza-flotilla/ /quartet/news-entry/statement-by-quartet-representative-tony-blair-on-the-gaza-flotilla/ "I express deep regret and shock at the tragic loss of life. There obviously has to be a full investigation into what has happened." Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-05-31T13:39:13+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/oqr-welcomes-israeli-announcement-of-measures-to-ease-movement-and-access/ /quartet/news-entry/oqr-welcomes-israeli-announcement-of-measures-to-ease-movement-and-access/ The Office of the Quartet Representative welcomes Israel’s decision to implement a package of measures to ease movement and access restrictions in the West Bank Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-05-25T13:18:40+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-welcomes-middle-east-proximity-talks/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-welcomes-middle-east-proximity-talks/ The Quartet welcomes the first round of proximity talks between Israelis and Palestinians. Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-05-11T20:42:22+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/palestinian-pm-salam-fayyad-named-in-time-100/ /quartet/news-entry/palestinian-pm-salam-fayyad-named-in-time-100/ In his nomination, Quartet Representative Tony Blair said: "Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's uniqueness strikes you as soon as you meet him—a passionate advocate of the Palestinian cause with a clear vision of the unequivocal non-violent path to statehood and peace with Israe Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-04-29T12:01:08+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/israels-move-to-allow-more-goods-into-gaza-welcome/ /quartet/news-entry/israels-move-to-allow-more-goods-into-gaza-welcome/ The Office of the Quartet Representative welcomes Israel’s step to allow the entry of several essential items for the repair of Gaza’s housing, water and sanitation infrastructure, telecom industry, and electricity distribution networ Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-04-19T09:46:15+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-addresses-aipac-conference-2010/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-addresses-aipac-conference-2010/ "The two state solution...is not a slogan. It is the only path to lasting peace. And it can be done." Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-03-23T17:55:16+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-meeting-in-moscow-urges-israelis-and-palestinians-to-engage-in-prox/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-meeting-in-moscow-urges-israelis-and-palestinians-to-engage-in-prox/ The Quartet endorses fully the efforts of Tony Blair in support of Prime Minister Fayyad’s state-building and economic development prog Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-03-19T15:56:06+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-members-issue-joint-statement-on-latest-developments/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-members-issue-joint-statement-on-latest-developments/ Quartet calls for the urgent resumption of dialogue between the parties to resolve the conflict Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-03-13T00:00:40+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-and-pm-fayyad-discuss-the-dignity-and-justice-of-palestinian-sta/ /quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-and-pm-fayyad-discuss-the-dignity-and-justice-of-palestinian-sta/ Tony Blair congratulated Prime Minister Fayyad for the work he has been doing which means that Palestinian institutions are being built, capacity being developed, and that means successful negotiations could see the Palestinian state be a reality for people. Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-03-09T21:26:30+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/secretary-clinton-announces-intensified-role-for-tony-blair-on-middle-east/ /quartet/news-entry/secretary-clinton-announces-intensified-role-for-tony-blair-on-middle-east/ Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said today that Quartet Representative Tony Blair is going to “intensify” his partnership with U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East George Mitchell as part of American efforts to get the Israelis and the Palestinians into peace ta Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-02-12T16:01:41+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/oqr-welcomes-jalameh-crossing-opening-for-tourist-buses/ /quartet/news-entry/oqr-welcomes-jalameh-crossing-opening-for-tourist-buses/ The Office of the Quartet Representative today welcomed the Government of Israel's move to allow tourist buses through the Jalameh vehicle crossing into the West Bank. Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-02-08T10:33:18+00:00 /quartet/news-entry/quartet-representative-tony-blair-sees-massive-potential-for-tourism-as-he-/ /quartet/news-entry/quartet-representative-tony-blair-sees-massive-potential-for-tourism-as-he-/ Quartet Representative Tony Blair visited the Sebastia Tourism Site on Tuesday morning as part of his efforts to revive tourism in the Northern West Bank following the opening of the Jalameh crossing. Office of Tony Blair, Office of the Quartet Representative 2010-02-02T11:55:05+00:00