Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Former Israeli minister Tzipi Livni to visit UK after change in arrest law

Ricordo che quando si prospettò alla Livni la possibilità di essere 
arrestata per crimini di guerra se avesse messo piede in UK, il 
Procuratore Capo del Regno Unito corse a Gerusalemme ad assicurare che 
la legge sarebbe stata cambiata.
Beh, l'hanno cambiata. E poiché la legge deve essere uguale per tutti, 
oggi ogni criminale contro l'umanità può impunemente andare a fare i 
suoi acquisti da Harrods.
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Former Israeli minister Tzipi Livni to visit UK after change in arrest law
Critics claim change in law governing arrest warrants for war crimes is 
motivated by political pressure from Israel
The former Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, will meet the foreign 
secretary, William Hague, in Britain on Thursday in the first test of a 
new law governing arrest warrants for war crimes.
Westminster magistrates court issued an unprecedented arrest warrant for 
Livni in 2009 – a move that led to an review of the issuing of such 
warrants.
The warrant, which was issued at the request of lawyers acting for 
Palestinian victims of Israel's operations in Gaza, was withdrawn amid 
embarrassment in the Foreign Office.
Israel's foreign ministry condemned it at the time, describing it as a 
"cynical" move.
Livni, who is the current Israeli opposition leader, had been due to 
attend a conference in London in 2009 but cancelled two weeks before the 
warrant was issued. Palestinian sources claimed to have seen her at the 
event and alerted lawyers.
Legislation has now brought a new requirement aimed at preventing the 
courts from being used for political purposes. The justice secretary, 
Ken Clarke, outlined how changes would give the DPP veto power over 
arrest warrants.
The move, which critics claimed was motivated by political pressure from 
Israel, has paved the way for Livni's visit, which was announced on 
Monday at a Conservative Party conference fringe event.
At a Conservative Friends of Israel meeting, director Stuart Polak said 
Livni always planned to come to the UK once there had been a change in 
the law to prevent her being arrested for political purposes.
The police reform and social responsibility bill received royal assent a 
couple of weeks ago, meaning she is now able to visit the UK, he said.
Polak added: "It has been a blot on the landscape of the relations of 
the UK and Israel which is why David Cameron and William Hague said in 
opposition that it should be rectified which is what they have done.
The arrest warrant followed Livni's role as foreign minister during 
Israel's three-week military campaign in Gaza in December 2008 and 
January 2009. A Foreign Office spokesman said last night: "We can 
confirm Tzipi Livni intends to visit the UK this week. As leader of the 
Israeli opposition she will have a number of meetings, including with 
the Foreign Secretary to discuss UK Israel relations and recent events 
in the region."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/04/tzipi-livni-arrest-warrant?newsfeed=true
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 motivated by political pressure from Israel
 
A quanto pare l'isolamento di Israele esisteva solo nei sogni dei pirla.
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Che rosicata spettacolare!
Stasera no, che ho i postumi del raffreddore.
 
Ma domani me la rileggo con un Montecristo.
 
 
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 suoi acquisti da Harrods.
 
c'e' una sinagoga, li' vicino. E chissa' se...