UK Foreign Secretary meets with Palestinian activists, when will the US follow suit?

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

British foreign secretary to meet Palestinian activists in East Jerusalem
William Hague's itinerary, which includes Sheikh Jarrah, raises eyebrows in Israel's diplomatic corps....

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 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...

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...

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....

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 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....

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...

The European Court of Human Rights must not override our democratically elected Parliament
The European Court of Justice (Photo: BLOOMBERG) The Prime Minister was reported to be very angry indeed on receiving legal advice that in the light of prospective legal actions by Prisoners in jail denied the vote, he had no option but to haul down the Union Flag, raise a white one, and surrender to the judicial imperialists of the European Court of Human Rights. The only thing left to be decided is whether the surrender should be unconditional or whether our masters in Strasbourg will allow...

Lieberman: The man dragging Israel to the right
William Hague is entitled to a little more than the usual trepidation that afflicts every Minister making a first visit as Foreign Secretary to the political minefield that is Israel and the occupied territories. For today, he comes face-to-face with his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman, one of the most Controversial politicians in the democratic world who also royally humiliated the last two European Foreign Ministers to pay him a visit. British Diplomats are hoping that Mr Hague will a...

Alon Ben-Meir: CALLING ON ROBERT WEXLER
It is time for the White House to bring on a new Mideast Peace team. At various points in the past several months Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell has responded to reporters' questions about the stalled Peace process by recalling his experience mediating the Conflict in Northern Ireland, stating that he had "700 days of failure and only one day of success." Unfortunately, this analogy was never an apt one. In the Middle East, 700 days of failure serves to undermine credibili...

Iran says 'stoning woman' in good health
AFP Iran said on Wednesday that a woman sentenced to death by stoning is in perfect health and that her case is still being reviewed, amid fears her execution was imminent. Tehran also accused the West of "shamelessly" trying to pressure it over the case by turning it into a Human Rights issue. Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani is "currently in perfect health and is in Tabriz Prison. Her case is being reviewed in the Court of this province," said Malek Ajdar Sharifi, head of East Azarbaijan province...

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William Hague is entitled to a little more than the usual trepidation that afflicts every minister making a first visit as Foreign Secretary to the political minefield that is Israel and the occupied territories. For today, he comes face-to-face with his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman, one of the most Controversial politicians in the democratic world who also royally humiliated the last two European Foreign ministers to pay him a visit. ...

Sudan top priority for Security Council
Published: Nov. 3, 2010 at 1:25 PM Conservative party negotiators (L-R) Oliver Letwin,William Hague and George Osborne arrive at the Cabinet offices to try and strike a deal with the Liberal Democrat party and form a Coalition Government in London on May 10 2010 London,England. Conservative leader David Cameron is meeting his party members tonight for a showdown. UPI/Hugo Philpott LONDON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- London will place Sudan at the forefront of U.N. Security Council Debates as it assumes the ...

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...

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William Hague is entitled to a little more than the usual trepidation that afflicts every minister making a first visit as Foreign Secretary to the political minefield that is Israel and the occupied territories. For today, he comes face-to-face with his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman, one of the most Controversial politicians in the democratic world who also royally humiliated the last two European Foreign ministers to pay him a visit. ...

Media roundup: William Hague to visit Palestinian activists
Wed. 3 Nov. 2010 @ 11.20 - Analysis piece which suggests that Hague risks being snubbed by Israel in the same way as Robin Cook was. Analysis from Wyre Davies suggests that the announcement is designed to embarrass William Hague. Feature on Avigdor Lieberman, including a quote from Avishai Braverman who believes that: “The Foreign Minister is a spokesman for the government and I don’t know a country in the world where [he] speaks against government policy. He should not be in ...

Marshall Ganz on How Obama Failed to Lead
Email This! Marshall Ganz, the man who devised Barack Obama's Grassroots organizing model in 2008, and a master Community Organizer, has an eloquent statement in the LA Times on what went wrong for Obama between 2008 and 2010. His main points are that Obama went from being a "transformational" Candidate to being a "transactional" president, and that he also demobilized his movement and in effect unilaterally disarmed in the face of robust Republican opposition. Here's the gist: "Transformation...