British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the timetable for his summer departure from office today. While Mr. Blair has accomplished many important objectives during his time in office, including a deal to finally secure the peace in Northern Ireland, he will perhaps always be remembered for supporting the Bush Administration's fatally flawed Iraq policy.

Interestingly, there are some rumors circulating that suggest that Mr. Blair will follow the lead of his old friend President Clinton and set up a foundation to tackle the issues he cares about. If he does move in this direction it is likely that he will seek to play a role in the Middle East and in particular seek to solve the Israeli-Palestinian issue. We hope that Mr. Blair does seek to engage on Middle East issues and stand ready to discuss NEASFram with him and his staff.