(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon and Jonny Paul - Britain's Labor government on Thursday put into motion a parliamentary process that would make it harder to threaten visiting Israelis with arrest on "war crimes" charges, but critics said the government was actually ducking the issue, and that the law would not be changed in the near future. Justice Secretary Jack Straw issued a statement saying the government was seeking "views on the proposals" before they could go through the legislation process, and wanted discussions to continue until April 6. The Israeli Embassy in London said it welcomed the announcement to consider a change to the law, but recognized that it was unlikely to materialize in the near future. "The engine is finally being revved up. However, we are wary that this legislation could easily end up getting stuck in the crawler lane, or perhaps run out of fuel entirely, never to reach its destination," the embassy said.
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