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Barak warned to leave UK due to lawsuit
Roni Sofer
Published: 29.09.09, 13:08
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1. Hope they are successful& hes charged like any war criminal,
ezra ,   london   (09.29.09)
the first of many
2. Appearently every Israeli military action is a war crime
Yaniv ,   Israel   (09.29.09)
3. Judged by the BRITISH????
bob96 - new proud israeli ,   Ashdod, Israel   (09.29.09)
This is the last travesty of justice there can be... judged by the BRITISH? It was them that invented war crimes, and have commited contless of them trough history. I remember the book of Pierre Van Paasen, "The forgotten ally" (1946) when, talking of the british regime in colonial India, he said it was so horrendous, the nazis didn't have to invent a new one, all they had to do was to copy theirs to have a full fledged nazi legislation. Be judged by THEM? If they want Barak, let them come to get him, we know very well how to receive them. We have a long bloody debt to the british, they created the arab-jewish conflict willfully to try to prolong their Mandate in Palestine and to convert it in a british colony. The world forgets fast...
4. buble buble toys and troble this kingdom is
ghostq   (09.29.09)
going down civil war or what ever but the thing is if they r going to file law suit against him Israel can counter suie the uk for creating gaza and the refugee camps now when you think about it UK wasn't brought to justic for mission Anchor the lost mission when British killed 3/4 of the Arabs in Jaffa no statute of limitations on genocide, oh that should be interesting.
5. What a load of BS (end)
mark ,   Jerusalem   (09.29.09)
6. What about Tony Blair?
fares ,   jerusalem   (09.29.09)
Why not arrest Toney Blair for war crimes in Irak, and US leaders for Irak and Afganistan, I think Justic is coming to all criminals
7. He is a war criminal - didn't finish job!
Settler ,   Yesha ISRAEL   (09.29.09)
8. Could swap him for Gilad!
Leah ,   Netanya   (09.29.09)
9. War Crimes
Mish ,   Israel   (09.29.09)
Oh Ezra, you make me laugh!
10. Let's watch as Britain disgraces itself
Me   (09.29.09)
Let's watch if/how Britain disgraces itself by arresting Ehud Barak. The rest of the people of the world who still have a functioning brain can boycott the Brits for the hypocritical sociality that it is.
11. HOPE THESE MIND POISONED PALIS GO BANKRUPT ON LEGAL FEES..
stude ham   (09.29.09)
12. Barak is right - Dare the UK to do it. Massive fallout
Taipan ,   Australia   (09.29.09)
Western legal systems are being manipulated , hijacked by clever self-righteous hypocrites. Personally, I'd like to see them try this on. The repercussions will be massive. It will force many to confront the decay that has in essence allowed our own system to be used against us. And perhaps something might be done about it. As much as Israel detractors might wish, "proof" in their eyes may not be so in the eyes of others. The stark fact is that Middle East 'problems" such as the Israeli-Palestinian" situation are complex and fraught with difficulties that have made them impossible to quell. Western politicians are more than happy to keep the 'problem' in the M.E. Bringing Barak to trial would need enormous resources and a conviction highly unlikely. But the upside for Israel is that the whole situation would be very deeply examined and I'm dead certain that much of what surfaces would not be all to the Palestinians benefit. Their own primitive savagery would be showcased for all to see and judge and by default do something that Israel is not that good at doing - defending itself in the media. Bring it on.
13. The Israelis are persecuted but Gaddafi travels free
Rivkah   (09.29.09)
without fear of arrest for Lockerbee. Such justice. Makes one want to vomit.
14. As much as I cant stand the man and his politics
vicky ,   Ashkelon   (09.29.09)
Whilst he is there why does he not put in a counter-claim for continued harassment by the PA's and for blatant disregard for another countries borders by continually firing over 8000 rockets at their neighbors. (The continue to do so.)
15. Let Israeli families sue Hamas, Hezbollah officials
(09.29.09)
Let Israeli families sue Suha Arafat in proxy for Arafat. Let Israeli's sue Germany and Poland. Let Israeli's sue Spain, and ESPECIALLY the Vatican.
16. Good on you Barak--challenge them!
Truthteller   (09.29.09)
17. to #4 wrong it's 22,000 rockets.
ghostq   (09.29.09)
18. great news, the UK and the EU doesn't need Israel approval
Carla ,   London   (09.29.09)
criminals in Europe dont have a say.
19. What a bunch of hypocrites… Get out of Ireland first…
william ,   Seattle, Wa, USA   (09.29.09)
Even though Nazism was evil but it did not do enough damage to these Brits… And their Island… Let Northern Ireland go free you jerks… You accuse Israel of atrocities towards a bunch of thugs yet you continue to subjugate and occupy part of Ireland… A free nation…
20. judged by Brits ?! WTF?! they are THE biggest war criminals
the world is ,   crazy   (09.29.09)
21. #Esra - be careful what you wish for.
rebecca ,   Modiin   (09.29.09)
If, G-d forbid, this persicution should start, remember that you too will be tarred with the same brush. If they cannot see why the Gaza op was not a war crime then they will not be able to see that you, who did not serve you land and your G-d, are any different to those that do.
22. Go ahead see what happens. . MATKAL in UK
got balls, do you? ,   Berlin Germany   (09.29.09)
If you arrest Barak, the next thing you'll see will be lawsuits against every western national leader for the last decade, not to mention a Sayeret MATKAL team showing up in the middle of the UK to get Barak out of jail by force.
23. STAY THERE BARAK ! YOU ! MINISTER OF UNNECESSARY WORKS
ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU   (09.29.09)
24. what do you expect from the muslim capital of Europe
zionist forever   (09.29.09)
It does not produce any evidence of Israeli war crimes and is full of lies like saying that since 1967 Israel has arrested 750,000 palestinians which is just not even practical and is not even within keeping with the reports made by the PA themselves who keep track of people arrested. It does not say Hamas committed any war crimes or human rights violations but Israel did. When he was investigating if Hamas did enough to protect cilivians he says WE FACED A CERTAIN RELUCTANCE BY PERSONS IT INTERVIEWED IN GAZA TO DISCUSS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMED GROUPS So palestinaians who were there are reluctant to talk about what Hamas did but Goldstone has all the answers. Its based on accusations made by traditionally anti Israel groups like Human Rights Watch which until recently he was a member of the board. This report isn't even good enough to use as toilet paper but its being taken seriously by western governments and organizations. Barak should walk with his head held high, he is responsible for defending his country and although a few actions may have been questionable they were not illegal. This is England the country thats fast becoming the muslim capital of Europe and who have politicians like Ken Livingstone & George Galloway so should we expect any Israeli to be treated justly?
25. This isn't even news in the UK? I just looked on SKY/BBC/CNN
Alon ,   London   (09.29.09)
This is helpful advertising for the lawyer who brought this law suit. This isn't the BRITISH collectively telling him to leave, this is a result of some unknown lawyer relying on Human rights law, which has to be obeyed. The idea that he will actually face any charges is total nonsense. You have all fallen for this free advert for that lawyer.
26. to #18 good cause your country still occupaing
ghostq   (09.29.09)
North Irland, bring the Brits to justic their crime against humanity, your country responsible not only for creating killing and evacuating Arabs in the name od Israelis witch in fact Israelis never asked the foolish palis bought that lie but it's your country doing only. if any law suit will be fill your own monarchy will be in the defendant stand. don't say I didn't warn you.
27. #3 bob96 Well Said
Yonatan ,   Yerushalayim   (09.29.09)
How far back and how recent do we need to look to find British atrocities? 450 years of occupation, torture, rape and murder in Ireland, 800 years in Scotland, since King Edward I in the 13th century. The invention of the Blood Libel against Jews in the 1200s. Subjugation and murder of Native Americans - the British invented "scalping" during the War against the French in the 1750s. Subjugation and murder of Indians, Native Australians, Easter Islanders, New Zealanders, Polynesians, Africans. Slaughter of over 100,000 German CIVILIANS in WWII by saturation bombing residential cities. Oh, those are too long ago, how about murdering civilians in Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Faulkand Islands.
28. "Dip/ Immunity",and where it will lead to
Roland Seener ,   London England   (09.29.09)
I envisage "Citizens arrest Warrants "being issued in profussion,Real ,or Trumped -Up charges will bring a halt to all diplomatic efforts to put the world on a more steady keel.Point Blank...Civilisation will have passed its Zenith.So get out your Bear-Skins and Clubs,we"re entering cave-man stage two.Shall we " have to "Grunt,and Bear It"?
29. to #27 don't forget how Richard the lion heart
ghostq   (09.29.09)
slaughter jews in the year 1125, yep complet elimination of the jerusalem jews in that year. in the name of the crossad aka Chritian holy war. he wasn't the only British monarch who wasn't kind to the jews, people forgets that jews up until 200 year ago lived in uk IN getos jews weren't allowed to live in that kindom anywhere they pleased, along the years especially in middle ages they lived in poverty and weren't allowed to trade certain trades yep it happend in good old England.
30. Why not throw all of Britain in Jail for attacking the
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (09.29.09)
United States during the Revolutionary War as well. They seem to have gotten so full of themselves with the Muslims running the country now.
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