He used to be the UN’s Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace process. Last month Robert Serry took his leave from this function. He noted down his experiences. A Chapter from a book still to be completed. ‘Would that unnecessary war perhaps have been avoided if the UN could have made a temporary humanitarian payment to unpaid civil servants in Gaza?’

Saturday, June 21, 2014

On a quiet Shabbat I was enjoying sunset over the old city of Jerusalem and preparing a barbecued meal outside in the olive groves of Government House, when the serenity was broken by my phone ringing. Not recognizing the number I was surprised when Barak Ravid, a journalist working for Haaretz, turned out to be the caller. I was shaken when I learned the reason: ‘Robert, do you know Lieberman is going to call you persona non grata? You are accused of trying to funnel twenty million US dollar from Qatar to Hamas in Gaza. The Foreign Minister is expected to go live on Channel Two TV within the next...