Collective punishment, illegal under international law, is what Israel has unleashed on Gaza, as if all its people are responsible for the deaths of three Israeli students.

The Obama administration has published the Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form it is using to vet opposition to Assad before supplying them with $500m of weapons.

As the clamour for Tony Blair to be sacked as Middle East peace envoy grows, he now lines up Egypt to add to the despots he advises.

Russell Brand, has joined Stephen Fry, Noam Chomsky, George Monbiot and many more, calling for Blair to be sacked as Middle East Peace Envoy. Add your name now.

Even the liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz says Israel is rushing headlong towards "a new abyss in terms of human rights violations"

Tony Blair should be removed from his role as Middle East peace envoy after his recent attempt to absolve himself of responsibility for the crisis in Iraq.

Governments that engage in short-term 'games of thrones' sometimes find that the pieces they bring to the chessboard have a curious and unwanted ability to move by themselves.