Tony Blair can take the lead of a UN organization that becomes the “supreme political and legal authority” in the post-war transition in Gaza
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has participated in discussions about the possibility of leading a post-war transient authority in Gaza for five years, according to. Tony Blair attended a meeting with Trump to discuss Gaza plans described as “very comprehensive” by the US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
The proposal supported by the White House foresees that Blair takes over the leadership of a governance authority supported by the UN and the Gulf countries that may be the “supreme political and legal authority”, before delivering control to Palestinians. Tony Blair has been attending high -level meetings with the US and other interlocutors about Gaza’s future.
According to the Israelite media, Tony Blair would assume the presidency of a body called Gaza International Transitional Authority. The former prime minister’s office stated that Blair would not support any proposal that would imply the displacement of the population of Gaza.
This authority would initially have a base in Egypt, by the southern border of Gaza, and later enter Palestinian territory when it was stabilized, accompanied by a multinational force. It would be a plan inspired by international administrations that supervised the transitions of Timor-Leste and Kosovo to Independence.
News about discussions about Tony Blair’s involvement in a transient authority in Gaza arise after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was available to work with Trump and other world leaders in implementing a peace plan based on two state solutions. Abbas reiterated his rejection of any future role of governance of Hamas in Gaza and demanded his disarmament.
When he left Prime Minister in 2007, Blair’s mission focused on promoting the economic development of Palestine and creating conditions for a two-state solution. This as special sent to the Middle East of the International Powers Quartet (USA, EU, Russia and UN).
But as a prime minister, Blair sent British troops to the Iraq War in 2003, a decision strongly criticized in the investigation that concluded that the former prime minister acted on the basis of wrong information and unsure about the production of weapons of massive destruction.
Throughout the conflict, several proposals for the future of Gaza have been presented by different parts. In February, Donald Trump even proposed that the US would take “a long -term possession position on Gaza, stating that the territory could be the” Riviera of the Middle East “, but the idea would imply the forced travel of Palestinians and would violate international law. The US and Israel maintained that it would be a “voluntary” emigration.
Already in March, the US and Israel rejected an Arabian plan for the postwar reconstruction of the Gaza Strip that would allow permanence in the territory of the 2.1 million Palestinians resident. Palestinian authority and Hamas welcomed this plan, which provided for Gaza’s temporary governance by an independent expert committee and sending international peace maintenance forces.
In July, an international conference in New York, led by France and Saudi Arabia, proposed a “transient administrative committee” for Gaza, which would function “under the protection of Palestinian authority.” Neither the US nor Israel participated. The so -called New York statement was approved by the majority of the UN General Assembly.
Earlier this week several countries formally recognized the state of Palestine and the United Kingdom in conjunction with other countries reiterated the appeal to a solution of two states, which provides for the creation of an independent Palestinian state in West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as capital, side by side with Israel. However, the decision was criticized by Israel and the US that they considered it a “reward to Hamas.”
The Israeli army launched his campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas led attack in southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were held hostage. Since then, at least 65,502 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas. A UN inquiry commission stated that Israel committed genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza, an accusation that Israel denies.
