Blair: West Bank downward spiral halted

Mideast Quartet envoy says he'd like to see much quicker progress toward freedom of movement for Palestinians, adding 'situation in West Bank improving again, but not nearly fast enough' Tony Blair toured a Palestinian aluminum factory, was told it runs at one-third capacity because of Israeli import restrictions and promised he'll take it up with the authorities - a typical encounter in the Mideast envoy's... [read full story]