Blair and Bush on Middle East push
Press Review 8 November 2004
Tony Blair is to make the Middle East peace process his priority when he meets George Bush at the White House on Thursday.
Confusion follows reports of Arafat 'death'
News Article 4 November 2004
Hospital officials have challenged reports suggesting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has died after falling critically ill.
Bush re-election is 'opportunity', Blair tells Cabinet
News Article 4 November 2004
Tony Blair has told his Cabinet that President Bush's re-election provides an opportunity to "move forward" on a range of international issues.
PM defends Atlantic alliance after Bush win
Press Review 4 November 2004
The prime minister has made his first comments on the re-election of George Bush.
Mid East peace is key to beating terror, says Blair
News Article 3 November 2004
Finding a resolution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is vital to defeating international terrorism, Tony Blair has said.
Straw rebukes Israel on Gaza incursions
News Article 13 October 2004
Israel's military operations in Gaza are in breach of international law, Jack Straw has said.
Sir Gerald Kaufman MP – Culture, media and sport committee chairman
Interview 26 August 2004
Culture, media and sport select committee chairman Sir Gerald Kaufman talks to ePolitix.com about London's Olympic bid, the future of the BBC, privacy laws and future Cabinet reshuffles.
Britain split with US over West Bank settlers
Press Review 24 August 2004
Downing Street has distanced itself from American support for expansion of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian West Bank.
Whitehall warns of waning US interest in Middle East
Press Review 21 July 2004
The United States is losing interest in the Middle East peace process, a new Whitehall document has warned.
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John Maples: Time to solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict
Topical Comment 5 July 2004
Parliamentarians delayed Israeli complaint
Press Review 22 June 2004
It has emerged that the two MPs and a peer who complained of being shot at by Israeli soldiers waited until they had returned to Britain and issued a press release before they raised the case officially.
MPs 'shot at by Israeli army' during Gaza visit
News Article 18 June 2004
Two MPs and a peer visiting the Gaza Strip have accused the Israeli army of firing shots in their direction.
PM highlights shift in security strategy
News Article 15 June 2004
World leaders have accepted that the underlying causes of insecurity need to be addressed in order to tackle the global terror menace, Tony Blair has said.
UK urges halt to Gaza violence
News Article 19 May 2004
The latest Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip are "unacceptable and wrong", the prime minister has said.
