Lord Blair of Kut al-Amara speaks on Gaza.

Dear God, he's popped up like some ugly blast from the past to remind us that there is never going to be, "a long term solution to this... until there is unity on the Palestinian side." That's Blair-speak for Hamas must be removed from the process.

For, as Blair makes clear, Hamas can only be included in the process if they accept Israel's "right to exist."

And that's a phrase the Israelis insist upon because they know Hamas will never be able to accept it.

Tags: Blair, Israel, Gaza, Palestine, right to exist