{
  "id": 5366829,
  "title": "Palestine will outlast Blair and his grotesque 'Board of Peace'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/palestine-will-outlast-blair-and-his-grotesque-board-of-peace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:32:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/palestine-will-outlast-blair-and-his-grotesque-board-peace"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied allegations that he asked the Palestinian Authority (PA) to remove references to \"Palestine\" from its school curriculum. According to a source within Britain's government, Blair reportedly requested that the PA replace the term \"Palestine\" with \"Samaria,\" a term deeply embedded in the Israeli settler movement's language. Blair vehemently denied these claims, stating that the report is \"entirely false and without foundation.\" The proposed change would symbolically erase the term \"Palestine\" from Palestinian children's textbooks, erasing the people's name for their homeland and their history. This move comes at a time when Palestinians are experiencing violent dispossession of their land and homes, with settlements swallowing Palestinian land and entire communities facing forced displacement. Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, who infamously led Britain into a war based on false claims, has denied reports that he requested the Palestinian Authority to remove references to \"Palestine\" from school textbooks.",
  "summary": "Palestine will outlast Blair and his grotesque 'Board of Peace' Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 16:23 As Gaza reconstruction stalls, the former UK prime minister stands accused of attempting to rewrite the country's history Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, pictured in 2023, has denied a report that he sought to have the word ‘Palestine’ removed from Palestinian…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Opinion: Palestine will outlast Blair and his grotesque 'Board of Peace'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/opinion-palestine-will-outlast-blair-and-his-grotesque-board-of-peace",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:55:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}