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Israeli war crimes suspect cancels London visit

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 17:30

UK government assured immunity to Major General Doron Almog, who has an outstanding arrest warrant against him.

Israel's incoming defense minister evaded war crimes arrest, called Palestinians "cancer"

Submitted by Asa Winstanley on Fri, 03/15/2013 - 14:46

Moshe Ya’alon is expected to become “defense” minister of Israel on Monday, but is beloved by racists like Pamela Geller.

Is the British government frightened by Palestine's peaceful campaigners?

Submitted by Amena Saleem on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 16:35
Denying him a visa for a speaking tour, the British government silences the voice of Saeed Amireh, a Palestinian resisting the occupation

Spain prosecutor requests ICC referral of case against Israel's Netanyahu for 2010 flotilla attack

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 04:00

Spanish prosecutor finds “strong evidence” of crimes against humanity, illegal detention and torture in Israel’s attack on Gaza flotilla.

Two Belgians file war crimes complaint against Israeli leaders over "flytilla" abuse

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 13:57

Two activists have filed a war crimes complaint with federal prosecutors in Belgium, against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials.

Hajar Moumni and Muhammad Najar allege they were detained, mistreated, beaten and harshly interrogated when they took part in the “Welcome to Palestine” solidarity fly-in last summer, Belgian media have reported.

UK rewrites war crimes law at Israel's request

Richard Irvine
1 October 2011
Legal mechanisms developed after the end of the Second World War to more easily prosecute war criminals are now being taken off the books to preserve Israeli impunity from accountability.

How protests against Israel (and Flagman) saved lives in Gaza

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 07:23

Israel appears to have backed away from an even more massive assault on Gaza – for now – largely because of protests in Egypt and the broader sense that Israel “lacks legitimacy” to carry out more aggression despite assured diplomatic support from the United States. This is an enormous victory for people power, and as a result lives have undoubtedly been saved.

Indicted war criminal on payroll of UK Israel lobby

Submitted by david on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 10:57
Michael Herzog hired as military expert for leading pro-Israel outfit despite being under investigation for war crimes.

Why was Salah muzzled for preaching peace in London?

Jonathan Cook
5 July 2011
Israel’s legal system, despite its reputation for presuming that Palestinian citizens are habitual security offenders, has neither found Sheikh Raed Salah guilty of anti-Semitism nor of directly helping terrorists. So why is Britain being even “more Israeli rather than the Israelis,” as two Arab members of the Israeli parliament caustically observed, and detaining him?
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