Lauren Booth (R), sister of the former British prime minister's wife Cherie, walks in Gaza city September 3, 2008. Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair's sister-in-law, who arrived in Gaza with a boatload of activists protesting an Israeli blockade, said on Tuesday she was stuck there because both Israel and Egypt had denied her entry. Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

Lauren Booth (R), sister of the former British prime minister's wife Cherie, walks in Gaza city September 3, 2008. Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair's sister-in-law, who arrived in Gaza with a boatload of activists protesting an Israeli blockade, said on Tuesday she was stuck there because both Israel and Egypt had denied her entry.

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  1. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaks with Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 16, 2009. Blair called on Israel and Hamas to change their policies during a visit to the Gaza Strip on June 15 exactly two years after the Islamist group seized power in the enclave.
  2. Former British Prime Minister and Mideast mediator Tony Blair, right, Israel's President Shimon Peres , center, and Dan David, attend the $1 million Dan David Prizes in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, May 17, 2009. Blair was awarded in the "present" category "for his exceptional leadership and steadfast determination in helping to engineer agreements and forge lasting solutions to areas in conflict." Blair is the representative of the Quartet of Mideast peacemakers _ the U.S., EU, U.N. and Russia.
  3. Former British Prime Minister and Mideast mediator Tony Blair, left ,and his wife Cherie attend the $1 million Dan David Prizes in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, May 17, 2009. Blair was awarded in the "present" category "for his exceptional leadership and steadfast determination in helping to engineer agreements and forge lasting solutions to areas in conflict." Blair is the representative of the Quartet of Mideast peacemakers _ the U.S., EU, U.N. and Russia.
  4. WASHINGTON - MAY 14: Former UK Prime Minister and envoy on the Middle East Tony Blair (L) talks with committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Blair testified before the full committee on the topic of "The Middle East: The Road to Peace."
  5. WASHINGTON - MAY 14: Former UK Prime Minister and envoy on the Middle East Tony Blair (L) talks with committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Blair testified before the full committee on the topic of "The Middle East: The Road to Peace."
  6. WASHINGTON - MAY 14: Former UK Prime Minister and envoy on the Middle East Tony Blair (L) is escorted by committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Blair testified before the full committee on the topic of "The Middle East: The Road to Peace."
  7. WASHINGTON - MAY 14: Former UK Prime Minister and envoy on the Middle East Tony Blair (L) is escorted by committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Blair testified before the full committee on the topic of "The Middle East: The Road to Peace."
  8. Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair (C), holds an effigy of Jesus Christ during a visit to a Palestinian olive wood factory in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 7, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem amongst other religious sites during his May 8-15 pilgrimage to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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