U.S. Bureau Chief @timesofisrael; formerly West Bank Correspondent
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Jun 12
🧵New: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is taking on a larger role in the Board of Peace tasked with overseeing the postwar management of Gaza, three sources familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel this week. (1/16) timesofisrael.com/tony-blair…
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Blair's Institute for Global Change has also run training sessions for National Committee for Administration of Gaza, the technocratic panel thats supposed to replace Hamas. The NCAG has been stuck in Cairo for months, though, as the Board of Peace's progress has stalled. (15/16)
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The institute will continue serving as a resource for the Board of Peace, one of the sources said.
A public announcement regarding Blair's expanded work is not expected, and his office declined to comment on the matter. (16/16)
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While the US currently agrees on the need to prevent such a decision by Netanyahu, the mediators believe they’ll have to consistently engage Washington on the issue, as the latter’s position may change over time... (22/34)
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During cabinet meetings over the past year, Netanyahu has faced pushback from some ministers who expressed concern about allowing reconstruction to begin on the side of Gaza that is closer to Israeli border towns, the Israeli official said. (33/34)
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If the focus shifts to green zone, the BoP is planning to begin rebuilding southern Gaza city of Rafah, but 1 of the Mideast mediators noted Egypt likely to rejecte this choice, amid fears in Cairo that Israel tryit to push Palestinians across the border into the Sinai. (34/34)
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