Rumor has it Tony Blair will be Gaza's colonial governor

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has re-emerged. As is known, Tony Blair served as the U.K.’s prime minister from 1997 to 2007, and during his tenure the U.S. and Britain invaded Iraq. Blair not only supported U.S. President Bush’s invasion policy but also fabricated justifications that were later proven false. Ten years is a long time. It is not possible to say that the British public gave any tangible reaction to Blair’s lies. Britain’s intellectuals, writers, and philosophers had little to say about the fact that the invasion of an entire country like Iraq was based on lies produced by politicians like Blair. A figure who could wield influence in British politics with such a shameful personal history is now confronting the Palestinians as he did in Iraq. We need to examine the careers of such politicians in the context of imperialism and colonialism.Tony Blair’s role in British politics within the context of imperialism and colonialism has been played by other politicians as well. David Cameron, too, occupied both the office of prime minister and that of foreign secretary after Blair. We have heard Cameron’s name frequently, especially after October 7, 2023. This man, who served as both prime minister and foreign secretary, called and threatened International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan. This was not much dwelled upon in our country, but Cameron stepped forward to protect Zionist Israelis being tried for genocide and openly tried to render ineffective institutions like the International Criminal Court, which serve as props of the Anglo-Saxon system. This was a very telling action, yet as I am trying to point out, in Türkiye it remained merely a news item. Cameron’s threatening of a reputable prosecutor like Karim Khan on behalf of Zionism was quite significant.

Today we see that Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer is also acting in the same line as Blair and Cameron. Starmer has openly declared himself a Zionist. After such a declaration, it is only natural that, like Blair, he would resort to every kind of lie. The Keir Starmer government has supported in every respect Israel’s colonial crimes of genocide, which have roused nearly the whole world. Like Tony Blair, he openly resorted to lies, and like Cameron, he took steps to render international institutions ineffective. Starmer did not stop there and unconditionally supplied Israel with weapons aimed at an entire nation. He knew that Israel was killing, destroying, exiling, and subjecting an entire people to ethnic cleansing. He knowingly and deliberately pinned the label of “terrorist organization” on Hamas. In contrast, he presented as an ideological framework racist ideas based on white supremacy, such as “the Jewish people’s right to live and defend themselves.”

When we try to understand the issue through Blair, Cameron, and Starmer, we can see the continuity in British politics. I did not feel the need to recall the leaders who shaped British politics during the period of occupation and invasion beginning in 1991. If I had done so, I would also have had to touch on earlier events. Because there is a continuity among them. Examining Palestinian history in terms of the colonial continuity in British politics will be enlightening. It is impossible to deny the usefulness of such studies. This continuity will give us clues as to the policies Britain will follow in the future. In this way, we can better analyze the events that may occur with Blair’s being appointed by the U.S. as a new colonial governor.

In general, it is emphasized that Blair acts under the influence of the U.S. and Trump. I can say that this view does not align with the continuity in British politics. Neither Blair nor Trump has bowed to Jewish power. Both are implementing state policy. Those who are curious can look at Britain’s policies and views regarding Jews. They will see that the British, too, have been operating in continuity in this area.

We can see that the Western system is in a state of collapse. But seeing is not enough to evaluate events. We must determine how they themselves assess this state of collapse. Here I would like to give an example through Netanyahu. It is emphasized that Netanyahu and Israel are trying to buy time with delaying tactics. I think this assessment is also incorrect. After such grave crimes, the one thing they do not need is time. It becomes clear that a system that cannot tolerate even unarmed flotillas, and that defies the whole world, needs not time but intimidation and killing. We cannot say that Britain and the U.S. are trying to buy time either. They kill to intimidate and subdue. Continuity applies to this situation as well.