Israel delays strategic dialogue with Britain, demands immunity from arrest for leaders

Israel cuts off special dialogue with Britain
JERUSALEM — Israel has suspended a special strategic dialogue with London as long as Israeli officials visiting Britain face possible Arrest for suspected War Crimes against Palestinians, officials said Wednesday. The announcement came as British Foreign Secretary William Hague met with senior Israeli officials Wednesday in Jerusalem. Officials from both countries said the matter would be high on the agenda of Hague’s visit, and the British Foreign Office said it was working to resol...

Israel Cuts Off Special Dialogue With Britain
Jerusalem -- Israel has suspended a special strategic dialogue with London as long as Israeli officials visiting Britain face possible Arrest for suspected War Crimes against Palestinians, officials said Wednesday. The announcement came as British Foreign Secretary William Hague met with senior Israeli officials Wednesday in Jerusalem. Officials from both countries said the matter would be high on the agenda of Hague's visit, and the British Foreign Office said it was working to resolve the ma...

Hague: We will change universal jurisdiction
Foreign Secretary William Hague says he is committed to changing the law on universal jurisdiction, and that the Government was planning a timetable to be announced soon. Mr Hague had pledged during the election campaign that his Party would change the law, which allows Arrest Warrants to be granted against war criminals, even if they are not British. The law has meant an Arrest Warrant was briefly issued against Kadima Party Leader Tzipi Livni when she came to speak at a JNF conference in Lond...

Hague: We will change universal jurisdiction
Foreign Secretary William Hague says he is committed to changing the law on universal jurisdiction, and that the Government was planning a timetable to be announced soon. Mr Hague had pledged during the election campaign that his Party would change the law, which allows Arrest Warrants to be granted against war criminals, even if they are not British. The law has meant an Arrest Warrant was briefly issued against Kadima Party Leader Tzipi Livni when she came to speak at a JNF conference in Lond...

Israel halts strategic dialogue with Britain over 'universal jurisdiction'
On Tuesday, I reported that Minister Dan Meridor had canceled a trip to London out of fear of Arrest under Britain's 'universal jurisdiction' law. The law remains unchanged despite promises from Prime Minister David Cameron's government that it would be changed immediately upon their taking office. Finally, the Israeli government has decided to fight back: It has halted its 'strategic dialogue' with Britain until the law is changed. Israel has canceled its special strategic dialogue with Londo...

Israel halts 'dialogue' with UK over war crime law
Source: BBC News Israel is postponing "strategic dialogue" with Britain over defence and security issues, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said. The move is a Protest over attempts to use British law to prosecute visiting Israeli officials for alleged War Crimes, the spokesman added. The news comes on the first day of an official visit to Israel by the UK's Foreign Secretary William Hague. > An Arrest Warrant was issued through UK courts for Israeli former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in...

Israel ambushes Hague over arrest warrants
Israel and Britain moved last night to limit the damage of an Israeli diplomatic ambush that threatened to overshadow the first official visit to the Middle East by William Hague, the Foreign Secretary. British officials were infuriated yesterday when Mr Hague arrived in the region to be confronted with the news that Israel had unilaterally cancelled a series of high-level "strategic dialogue" meetings between the two countries. The move was a Protest against the UK's failure to block Arrest War...

Hague breaks protocol to meet Palestinian activists
William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, is to take the unusual step today of meeting Palestinian Activists involved in regular unarmed Protests and demonstrations against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Mr Hague, on his first visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories since becoming Foreign Secretary in May, is expected to hold talks with representatives from two West Bank villages whose residents hold regular Protests against the route of the Military's separatio...

Britain and universal jurisdiction
This entry was posted in Media Analysis: Regular briefings on trends in the news. Bookmark the permalink. On Thursday it was widely reported that British Foreign Secretary William Hague, currently on his first state visit to Israel, had been blindsided by the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s decision to cancel a series of ‘strategic dialogue’ meetings pertinent to Anglo-Israeli relations. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the surprise move came as a result of the Home Office...

Israel halts 'special strategic dialogue' with Britain to protest arrest warrants
British universal jurisdiction empowers judges to issue Arrest Warrants for nearly any visitor accused of War Crimes anywhere in the world; visiting Foreign Secretary William Hague wants law changed, Embassy says. ...

Israel sparks legal row during William Hague visit
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 3 November 2010 18.16 GMT William Hague met his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman during his first official visit to the country. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA Israel sparked a diplomatic row today on William Hague's first visit as Foreign Secretary by linking the postponement of a high-level meeting between the two countries to Israeli fears that officials and politicians could be Arrested in the UK over War Crimes claims. British officials were dismayed after b...

Israel halts 'dialogue' with UK
Israel is postponing "strategic dialogue" with Britain over defence and security issues, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said. The move is a Protest over attempts to use British law to prosecute visiting Israeli officials for alleged War Crimes, the spokesman added. The news comes on the first day of an official visit to Israel by the UK's Foreign Secretary William Hague. He will also be visiting the Occupied Palestinian Territories. An Arrest Warrant was issued through UK...

Israel cancels UK talks over arrest threat
Israel has suspended a special strategic dialogue with the UK as long as visiting Israeli officials face possible Arrest for suspected War Crimes against Palestinians, officials said yesterday. The announcement came as Foreign Secretary William Hague met senior Israeli officials in Jerusalem. Pro-Palestinian Activists have filed complaints against Israeli officials over Military operations. British courts have issued Arrest Warrants for Israeli officials, and though no-one has been arrested, a...

Arrest fears prompt Israel to relocate strategic forum with U.K.
U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague says Britain will soon change a law that has threatened Israeli officials with arrest for War Crimes if they visit Britain....

Arrest fears prompt Israel to relocate strategic forum with U.K.
U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague says Britain will soon change a law that has threatened Israeli officials with arrest for War Crimes if they visit Britain....

Governor of Helmand Province in Afghanistan visits the UK
Gulabuddin Mangal, Governor of Helmand Province is taking part in a five day visit to the UK. Today, Governor Mangal met Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Foreign Secretary William Hague. Governor Mangal gave a first hand update on the campaign in Afghanistan, explaining how the Afghans are taking increasing responsibility for their own security. He also offered a sense of daily life in Helmand Province specifically, including progress and achievements. Later this week Governor Mangal will m...

Israel halts special dialogue with Britain to protest arrest warrants
Britain's universal jurisdiction empowers judges to issue Arrest Warrants for nearly any visitor accused of committing War Crimes anywhere in the world; visiting Foreign Secretary Hague wants law changed, says Embassy....

Israel welcomes British promise to change controversial arrest law
U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague says Britain will soon change a law that has threatened Israeli officials with arrest for War Crimes if they visit Britain....

British Foreign Secretary Meets with Palestinian Activists in a Show of Solidarity
William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, met with leading Palestinian Grassroots organizers in an unequivocal show of support in face of ongoing Israeli repression. In line with the European Union and Britain's denouncements of the recent conviction and sentencing of Bil'in Protest leader, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, the British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, met with Palestinian Grassroots organizers. Hague held the Ramallah talks with Activists from the villages of al-Ma'asara and Ni'ilin, wh...

UK Foreign Secretary meets with Palestinian activists, when will the US follow suit?
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee is reporting that William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, met with leading Palestinian Grassroots Activists in Ramallah. The meeting serves as a subtle show of support as Israel continues to Crack Down on the spreading nonviolent resistance to the Wall. From the Committee's website: In line with the European Union and Britain's denouncements of the recent conviction and sentencing of Bil'in Protest leader, Abdallah Abu Rahmah,...

British Foreign Secretary Meets with Palestinian Activists in a Show of Solidarity
William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, met with leading Palestinian Grassroots organizers this afternoon in an unequivocal show of support in face of ongoing Israeli repression. This is a clear message that parts of the international community are aware of the Grassroots non-violent work against the occupation among sectors of Palestinian society. Israeli officials expressed dismay at the meeting but did not file an official complaint with the British governm...

Israeli Occupation Awareness Week comes to Brandeis
Brandeis University, America’s only non-sectarian Jewish University, has long been a hotbed of Controversy on matters related to the conflict in Israel-Palestine. In contrast to conventional wisdom, the Student body does not fall lock step in line with AIPAC, the ADL, and other un-nuanced approaches to the State of Israel and the Palestinian people. We do not support the increasingly Racist policies of the State of Israel towards its own citizens, nor do we support the occupation of the We...

No loyalty to apartheid
On October 10, 2010, the Israeli government proposed a bill obligating non-Jewish naturalized citizens to swear loyalty to a "Jewish and democratic State." The International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) deplores this attempt to demand recognition of Israel as a Jewish State - a state whose existence is premised on the removal of the indigenous people of Palestine. In response to this bill, members of the Zionist "Left" in Israel issued a "Declaration of Independence from fascism." Announce...

Israeli colonies expand, Palestinians face home demolitions
A Palestinian home demolished in Beit Hanina, occupied East Jerusalem, July 2009. (Silan Dallal/ActiveStills) Bulldozers, backed by Israeli Soldiers and Police Forces, razed a Bedouin Palestinian encampment in Isawiya, a village northeast of Jerusalem on Wednesday, 27 October. Israeli forces destroyed tents and other structures that were home to six families, according to Ma'an News Agency ("Israel Razes Bedouin Camp," 27 October 2010). "Hani al-Eisaway of the Isawiya Land Defense committee sai...

Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel - Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel
Stand up against Hebron Settlers! Media Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it November 3, New York, NY – Africa Israel, the flagship company of Israeli Billionaire Lev Leviev, announced this week that it is no longer involved in Israeli settlement projects and that it has no plans for future settlement activities. Africa Israel subsequently denied that this was a political decision. However, in the last few years numerous o...