“Blair option”

But even if Blair can get the economic development issues right, he can’t stop there if Abbas is to have a chance to succeed. Blair will need to gain Israel’s assurances that life for Palestinians, both in the West Bank and in Gaza, will become better. That includes greater freedom of movement, both within the West Bank and between it and Gaza.

Blair will also likely press Israel to prove its intentions by stopping all settlement activity in the West Bank – no new settlements, no expansion of existing ones.

By the same token, Blair will need to press the Palestinians to deliver a virtual cessation of attacks on Israel from Palestinian territories, including by Hamas, lest all peace efforts be blown apart by renewed fighting. As always, such a cessation would be at the mercy of extremists competing for power or bent on making peace impossible. In the process, Blair will have to talk to all parties, including Hamas – an Israeli and US sticking point.
These are all needs to be met even before the US can try again to broker a political settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. In the end, the obstacles may cause the “Blair option” to fall short. But everyone committed to a positive outcome for Israel, Palestine and the Middle east, should wish Blair good luck.

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An unassuming Kris steps in humble shoes

S. Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys Technologies has taken over as its CEO and MD after Nandan Nilekani stepped down from the coveted post. Gopalakrishnan aka Kris & Nilekani are amongst the seven engineers who founded Infosys. Kris who is ranked 35th among India’s 40 Richest by Forbes was unanimously elected by the company’s shareholders in its 26th AGM. Kris will be CEO for the next 5 years & prior to it, he was the deputy MD and COO of the company. Aft er talking over as the CEO, Kris revealed that he does foresee some changes in the company’s way of functioning. Kris also did not rule the possibility of acquisitions in future.

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