LONDON, April 11, 2011 (WAFA) – Special envoy of the quartet on the Middle East, Tony Blair, said on Monday that the only way forward in the peace process is to accept that there is a need to move towards a Palestinian State.

In an interview with CNN, Blair discussed the continuing unrest in the Middle East and the revolutions in the Arab countries, especially in Egypt, and their effect on Israel.

Answering CNN's question: “At this point do you think what is happening in the Arab region has made this peace process even more difficult from Israel’s perspective?' Blair said: ” I think what happened in the Middle East injected uncertainty and unpredictability in the place of what was more certain and predictable. So, if you are Israel  and you were  dealing with the Mubarak's regime in Egypt, you may agree or disagree, but it was predictable for Israel, but now they are dealing with a non predictable situation. On the other hand, Israel is a democracy and I think  on the long term they see that this can be positive and beneficial.”

He added, “The key thing in the peace process right now is to inject back a sense of direction, what are we trying to do and how are we going to do it? I think the core of this is to understand that the only way forward is to accept that we need to move towards a Palestinian state that is properly and securely governed, that is a viable state, an independent and sovereign state, if that can be achieved then that is also the best security for Israel.”   

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