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Israel slams British warrant for Livni

Published on 15 December 2009 - 4:49pm

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Israel has fiercely criticised the British courts for issuing a war crimes arrest warrant for former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni. The Israeli government dismissed the court's ruling as "cynical" and warned that it would do nothing to help Britain's role in the Middle East peace process.

The warrant, issued by a London court on Saturday, was revoked on Monday when it was confirmed that Ms Livni would not be visiting Britain as planned. It related to Ms Livni's role in Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip last December and January and was issued in response to a request by lawyers representing the victims' families.

An estimated 1400 Palestinians were killed during the Israeli offensive and another 5500 were injured.

Tzipi Livni (photo: ANP/EPA)

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sandrav 16 December 2009 - 7:36am / Nederlands

`Hiram, Don´t pay attention to the Brits with their over dramatic posturing. The world sees right through them and I doubt the USA would allow the Brits to Arrest minister Tzipi Livni. The British are not fooling anyone with their so called concern over the Palestinians. The British have more blood on their hands from wars and past colonisations in Africa and India and have no room to put Israel down.

Hiram 16 December 2009 - 3:03am / USA

"An estimated 1400 Palestinians were killed during the Israeli offensive and another 5500 were injured."........I wonder how many Iraqis were killed by the British's invasion of Iraq? Does Israel have a right to issue an arrest warrant on the top British officials and officers who led the invasion of Iraq? What is good for the goose (Isreal) is good for the gander (British), right? It appears the British have finally been invaded and lost the fight to Islam. You blokes in Englandstan are really some nice yobs. Before you get out of plumb, you British (not the BNP) need to learn to square your actions towards all mankind not just Islam.

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