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Israeli delegation cancels UK trip over threat of arrest for war crimes


Posted: Jan 6, 2010

By Stephen C. Webster
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 -- 7:00 pm

An Israeli military delegation decided against its planned trip to Britain on Tuesday after their hosts could not guarantee that they would not be arrested on war crimes charges, according to a published report.

"The Israelis called off their trip because their British army hosts could not guarantee they would not be arrested, the Israeli officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter," the Associated Press reported. "Neither the Israeli military nor the British government would comment."

The delegation is the latest in a series of Israeli officials who called off plans to visit the U.K. due to the threat of arrest under the doctrine of "universal jurisdiction."

Universal jurisdiction is a legal theory formed after World War II and practiced by many nations as a way of denying safe haven to war criminals.

Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni was the focus of an arrest warrant issued in London in mid-December after Palestinian complainants brought a universal jurisdiction case against her over Israel's military campaign in Gaza.

"Israelis brand the tactic 'lawfare,' which they denounce as warfare through distortion of laws and conventions," the AP added. "It has crimped the travel plans of many officials and put Israel on the defensive in international bodies."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in October that Israel would not allow its citizens to be tried for alleged war crimes over the Gaza war. The hawkish premier was speaking days before the UN Security Council was to raise a war crimes report, which accused both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes during the 22-day war at the turn of the year.

The remainder of the article can be found at: 

http://rawstory.com/2009/01/israeli-delegation-cancels-uk-trip-threat-arrest-war-crimes/

 

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Eventually - sm

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The chickens come home to roost. Looks like the Brits do not recognize PM Netanyahoo's omnipotence. Bravo.

I agree, but I wonder (sm) - Nikki

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if calls are being made to Washington calling for the Brits to change their minds.

Maybe someday those chickens will come home to roost for American war criminals, as well, though it obviously won't come from Britain.

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