Tony Blair strongly backed Israel in a speech Tuesday in Los Angeles. The British prime minister said the “issue of Israel is just part of the same wider struggle for the soul of the region.” Blair also said he wants the war in Lebanon to end and that he considers any loss of civilian life unacceptable.
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