Could Tony Blair run Gaza?
Many are vying to administer the devastated territory
By rights no one should want it. Gaza is a hellscape. Israel’s tanks have ploughed its cities to dust and devastated its infrastructure. Even in the past week its soldiers have pushed half a million from Gaza city. And yet as Israel fights what it says is its final campaign in Gaza, a battle is brewing over who will run the wasteland.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Could Tony Blair run Gaza?”
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