Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

October 12, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israeli-officials-warn-against-support-for-un-report-1801236.html

Israel to UK: Support for Goldstone Report Could Mean London Will "Find Itself in Handcuffs"

[Independent-UK] Ben Lynfield - After the UK Ambassador to the UN, John Sawers, voiced support for aspects of a UN report that could lead to prosecution of Israeli army officers for alleged war crimes, Israeli officials warned that any British support for the report would boomerang. If a precedent is set of Israelis being prosecuted for acts during the Gaza war, Britons could also be placed in the dock for actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, they said. "London, which is also in the midst of a war against terror, could find itself in handcuffs if it supports the document," they said.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: