article_snippet: Mr Blair believes passionately in the two-state solution but believes that can only be achieved by a negotiation with Israel.
article_snippet: Critics also point out that peace between Israel and Palestine is as far away as ever – and that the situation in Iraq and Syria is only getting worse.
article_snippet: A US-led push to revive the Middle East peace process collapsed last year.
article_snippet: Mr Kerry has expressed a wish that whatever government is brought to power in the Israeli elections this week will ‘meet the hope for peace’.