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Straw leads revolt against Blair over Israel crisis - by Patrick Hennessy
Jack Straw, the former foreign secretary, is leading a growing Cabinet revolt against Tony Blair's handling of the Middle East crisis. Mr Straw heaped pressure on the Prime Minister by describing Israeli attacks on Lebanon as "disproportionate" and accusing Israel of escalating an already dangerous situation.But Mr Blair, who is on a five-day visit to the United States, refused to utter any criticism of Israeli aggression and even rewrote a speech to make it clear that he pins the blame for the crisis solely on Hezbollah.
Mr Blair's isolation could bring forward his exit from No 10 - which had been expected in a year. One Cabinet-level source said: "Tony badly needs friends on this - and he hasn't got many."
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