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Attempts to prosecute Israeli war Criminals - Moshe Yaalon, Ehud Barak, Avi Dichter One day we will succeed.
October 5, 2009 BBC News - Israel minister feared UK arrest Israeli minister and former military chief Moshe Yaalon cancelled a UK visit because of fears of arrest for alleged war crimes, his office says. Pro-Palestinian groups in Britain want Mr Yaalon to face trial over the 2002 killing of a Gaza militant, in which 14 others also died.
September 29, 2009 Guardian UK - Lawyers seek arrest of Israeli defence minister in UK for alleged war crimes British lawyers for 16 Palestinians are seeking to obtain an international arrest warrant for the Israeli defence minister, Ehud Barak, in a London court over alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip.... The legal action relates to alleged war crimes and breaches of the Geneva conventions during the war, which was launched by Israel in response to Palestinian rocket attacks and widely criticised internationally. February 19, 2008 BBC News - Police feared 'airport stand-off' alleged war crimes escaped arrest in the UK because British police feared an armed confrontation at Heathrow airport. Documents seen by BBC News reveal how Major General Doron Almog managed to fly back to Israel when police failed to board his plane in September 2005. December 6, 2007 Ynet - Dichter cancels UK visit for fear of being arrested Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter recently cancelled a planned visit to the UK for fear that an arrest warrant would be issued against him by local authorities over the July 2002 assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Salah Shehadeh. March 23, 2006 Montreal Planet - Canada: a safe haven for war criminalsDespite requests from Canadian human rights groups, Justice Minister Vic Toews and Immigration Minister Monte Solberg, both members of the the pro-Israel lobby group "Canada Israel Freindship Group" are allowing accused war criminal Israeli Lt. Gen. (ret.) General Moshe Ya'alon into Canada today. This despite the fact that he would be arrested for war crimes if he were to set foot in the UK and despite the fact that he is the target of an action accusing him of war crimes in the US.
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