Talk about an Orwellian World! The disgrace is that the British in their zeal to lead the way in the continuing demonization and delegitimization the Jewish nation and people, have acquiesced in the undermining of their own legal institutions to the point where they are now puppets of Hamas and their British allies. The can of worms that they are opening up may one day come back to bite them as British politicians, military personnel, diplomats etc., may one day find that they too are under indictment.
by James Hider
The Islamist group Hamas is masterminding efforts to have senior Israeli leaders arrested for alleged war crimes when they visit European countries including Britain, a top Hamas official involved in the effort has told The Times.
The claim comes amid continuing diplomatic fallout after a British arrest warrant was issued last week against Tzipi Livni, who served as Foreign Minister during Israel’s Gaza offensive last winter. The warrant was withdrawn when it became clear that Ms Livni, now leader of the opposition, was not in the country. Its existence apparently prompted her to cancel a trip to attend a meeting in London.
President Peres described the incident as “one of the greatest political mistakes” that Britain could have made and calling for the law to be changed. “Everything is based on … a hostile majority public opinion,” he said last week. “The British promised they would fix this and it is time that they do so.”
Gordon Brown and David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, have each expressed their concern and their opposition to the warrant.
The campaign by Hamas takes advantage of an aspect of law in England and Wales that allows anyone to apply for an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes without the need for a prosecuting lawyer. The identity of the person or organisation that applied for Ms Livni’s warrant has not been made public, but Hamas says that it initiated the move.
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