Thursday 11/December/2025 – 12:28 AM
The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the United States is searching for a replacement for the former British Prime Minister Tony Blairto join the Gaza Board of Directors after Arab countries placed a veto on his name.
The Israeli newspaper reported that the name of the Bulgarian diplomat, Nikolai Mladenov, is now being circulated to succeed Blair on the committee. He is a diplomat who served as the United Nations Secretary-General’s envoy to the Middle East from 2015 to 2020, and currently works as head of the Diplomatic Academy for Military Students in the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi.
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The report explained that Mladenov is considered one of the most experienced diplomats in the world regarding the conflict in the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and he is also the person who succeeded several times, as part of his role, in preventing the outbreak of confrontations between Israel and Hamas.
The newspaper claimed that Mladenov currently enjoys great confidence from both Israel and the Palestinians, adding that he is one of the most dominant mediators between Israel and the Palestinians, and has also gained great experience in rebuilding the Gaza Strip after previous confrontations. After the fence events and the kite and balloon issue in 2018.
The Hebrew report added that Israel was unanimously agreed that Mladenov is the most active United Nations envoy who has been in Israel for many years, considering this to be a great compliment, considering that Israel usually deals with a very great deal of suspicion towards United Nations representatives.
It is noteworthy that Tony Blair is the only person mentioned as a member of US President Trump’s peace council, but he is a controversial person and rejected by the Arabs for several factors, including his support for the invasion of Iraq and fears of marginalizing the Palestinians.
