WAR CRIMES
Campaign groups lost no time in condemning government plans intended to protect foreign visitors from being arrested on charges that will never come to court. Their concerns are fundamentally misguided.
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The government is planning to reform the law under which warrants have been obtained in London for the arrest of Israelis accused of war crimes abroad. The Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, is expected to announce the reforms in a written parliamen
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It can be only a matter of time before a prominent Israeli is arrested in London for alleged war crimes. I explain why in the print edition of Standpoint magazine.
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December 2009
‘A prominent Israeli will sooner or later be arrested in the UK for alleged war crimes. The law must be changed’
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