Former British Prime Minister and envoy to the Middle East Quartet Tony Blair reaffirmed the right of Israel to defend itself, in an address to the AIPAC Conference on March 23, 2010.
“Israel will not and can not agree to a Palestinian state unless it is sure the state will be securely and properly governed,” Blair said to thunderous applause. “I wouldn’t take risks with my country’s security; I don’t ask Israel to take risks with theirs.”
What he considers "the only path to lasting peace": " A state for the Jewish people. A state for the Palestinian people."
"Once there is an agreement on the contours of a Palestinian state, that is that. The end of all claims. A settlement that is final."
"When Israelis say they doubt if they have a partner for peace, it is not only about whether Palestinian leaders want peace; but whether they can deliver peace."
"What I ask of the Palestinians is to realise one thing above all else: the two state solution begins not with a state of land but a state of mind. The mentality has to move from resistance to governance. There can be no ambiguity, no wavering, no half heart towards terrorism. It is totally and completely without justification and we will never compromise in our opposition to it or those that practice it."
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