We heard recently that Tony Blair, Special Envoy for the Middle East Quartet, has visited the Gaza Strip - two years after his appointment to the role.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090301/wl_afp/mideastconflictgazablair
What has he been doing all this time? Wouldn't you think that someone who holds this position should have at least shown his face in Gaza before now? I suppose he had to rush there to get in before Hilary Clinton's visit...
It has also recently been announced that he is to be one of three recipients of the Dan David Prize for 2009, awarded by Tel Aviv University, worth $1 million. The prize was awarded in recognition of "his exceptional leadership and steadfast determination in helping to engineer agreements and forge lasting solutions to areas in conflict".
http://http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1064798.html
Is it possible that the Spinmeister has actually been working diligently behind the scenes and out of the limelight for the greater good of the Middle Eastern peace process all this time? But shouldn't someone in this position be impartial? How does this square with accepting a prestigious award from one side?
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