Exclusive: Blair asked PA to remove 'Palestine' from textbooks, former UK envoy says
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-09-02 22:01 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Europe, World News, US Politics
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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair was recently sent by Donald Trump's Board of Peace to ask the Palestinian Authority (PA) to replace any mention of the word "Palestine" in schoolbooks with the Jewish designation of "Samaria", Middle East Eye has heard.
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