Friday, February 5, 2010
This should provide some entertainment: Tzipi Livni to visit London to test arrest warrant
In December Mrs Livni cancelled a trip to Britain after Westminster magistrates' court issued a warrant seeking her arrest in connection with alleged war crimes relating to Israel's Gaza offensive.
Hamas, the Palestinian group which is considered a terrorist organisation by Britain, was believed to have helped British lawyers secure the arrest warrant against Mrs Livni.
It sparked a diplomatic row and Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, expressed his regret over the incident saying that Mrs Livni was "most welcome in Britain any time".
The British government also said it would look at universal jurisdiction legislation and review how warrants were issued.
Yesterday Mrs Livni told the Jewish Chronicle: "I will do this not for me, not for provocation, but for the right of every Israeli to travel freely."...
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