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Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, is to step down as a Quartet representative in the Middle East, the organisation has announced. It comes
Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, is to step down as a Quartet representative in the Middle East, the organisation has announced.
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It comes after eight years of struggling to broker peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Blair is expected to continue in an informal capacity to push for a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Territories.