# Former UK Envoy Claims Blair Pressed PA to Erase 'Palestine' from Textbooks

Jeremy Greenstock alleges Tony Blair demanded the Palestinian Authority remove the word 'Palestine' from schoolbooks to secure peace.

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Jeremy Greenstock, former UK ambassador to the UN, stated that Tony Blair was asked by Donald Trump's Board of Peace to demand the Palestinian Authority remove the word 'Palestine' from schoolbooks. [^1]

Greenstock said that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the request to erase the word 'Palestine' from textbooks. [^2]

Jeremy Greenstock reported that the specific demand was to replace the word 'Palestine' with the Jewish designation 'Samaria' in the Palestinian educational curriculum. [^3]

A spokesperson for Tony Blair told The Jerusalem Post that Greenstock's claim is not true and a complete fabrication. [^4]

Greenstock claimed that innocent civilians were clearly killed deliberately in the incident involving World Central Kitchen workers, despite an IDF probe admitting to a mistake. [^5]

Greenstock stated that the request to remove the word 'Palestine' was conditional on the Palestinian Authority being treated as capable of reaching an agreement with Israel to end the conflict stemming from October 7, 2023. [^6]

Tony Blair's Institute for Global Change denied that the former UK prime minister made the request to remove 'Palestine' from textbooks. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Jeremy Greenstock, former UK ambassador to the UN, stated that Tony Blair was asked by Donald Trump's Board of Peace to demand the Palestinian Authority remove the word 'Palestine' from schoolbooks. (middleeasteye.net, News)
2. Greenstock said that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the request to erase the word 'Palestine' from textbooks. (middleeasteye.net, News)
3. Jeremy Greenstock reported that the specific demand was to replace the word 'Palestine' with the Jewish designation 'Samaria' in the Palestinian educational curriculum. (middleeasteye.net, News)
4. A spokesperson for Tony Blair told The Jerusalem Post that Greenstock's claim is not true and a complete fabrication. (The Jerusalem Post, News)
5. Greenstock claimed that innocent civilians were clearly killed deliberately in the incident involving World Central Kitchen workers, despite an IDF probe admitting to a mistake. (The Jerusalem Post, News)
6. Greenstock stated that the request to remove the word 'Palestine' was conditional on the Palestinian Authority being treated as capable of reaching an agreement with Israel to end the conflict stemming from October 7, 2023. (The Jerusalem Post, News)
7. Tony Blair's Institute for Global Change denied that the former UK prime minister made the request to remove 'Palestine' from textbooks. (middleeasteye.net, News)

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