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UK amends law that allows arrest of Israeli officials
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 15.09.11, 17:27
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31. 1 - british commited against the jewish people
split ,   US   (09.15.11)
What crimes ? ,...
32. German Govn't acknowledge the guilt for the Holocaust,
Salma ,   Palestine   (09.15.11)
when will Britain government acknowledge their guilt for Nakba ? Ynet moderators, I wish you sweet dreams tonight..actually, i have to go visit my grandma tomorrow, I'll will come back the day after : )
33. to Salma 23
john Darren ,   cairns-Australia   (09.16.11)
You mean the Nakba of the Jews expelled from Arab countries and their property confiscated.Make sense will you Squawking parrot.
34. No. 31 split
NYC Girl   (09.16.11)
Since you're such a goddamn know-it-all...how come you don't know what crimes they committed?
35. #32 Salma
matt ,   usa   (09.16.11)
the British defeated the Turks and then offered some of the land to the Jews of Europe and elsewhere as a colonial project. When it looked like the Arabs would not accept this the Brits changed their minds and tried to limit the influx of Jews. As a result the Brits are hated by both the Arabs and the Jews ( but not by the Turks strangely enough ). The ordinary Brit of that generation is equally disgusted with both the Arabs and the Jews in the ME so if you are waiting for sympathy or expressions of remorse about any of this don't hold your breath. They tried to keep all of you happy but failed. Perhaps some of the blame for the situation lies with the Jews and Arabs in the ME. Its funny how both of you specialize in blaming others for your problems. You think like children.
36. #3 Wow! You can't be serious?
Edwin ,   Canada   (09.16.11)
While I am British and non-Jewish, even I know of many terrible atrocities we committed against the Jews within the last 100 years or so. Come on, Man, you can't change history.
37. 31 Split, US: The British failed to give the Jews the land
(09.16.11)
under the Balfour Declaration that they promised to the Jews in exchange for the inventor of dynamite allowing the British to use his invention in WWI. After WWII, the British killed many Jews and prevented many holocaust survivors from getting to their homeland of Israel/Judah/Judea and killed many of them after they got there inspite of the British. Finally, the UN gave the Jews a sliver of land in 1948, a fraction of the land promised under the Balfour Declaration.
38. Bad old woman...
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (09.16.11)
39. @3 - "Just what horrible crimes...?"
Jerry ,   New York, NY   (09.16.11)
1) The British limited immigration of Jews to Palestine during the slaughter of the Jews in Europe 2) British officers still in active service led the Jordanian Legion actively fought against the new Jewish State and were instrumental in evicting resident Jews from Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem 3) My friends parents were diverted from Palestine after WWII when their refugee ship was diverted to Cyprus. They moved from a German concentration camp to a British one. 4) The British were instrumental in keeping information about the Nazi slaughter quiet - See "The Secret War Against the Jews" by John Loftus, a non-Jew with connections within the intelligence community.
40. Good, and please visit Israel very soon.
John Bull   (09.16.11)
All the royal family are welcome in Israel and should visit and lobby on behalf of the Jewish people.
41. UK amends law that allows arrest of Israeli #39 36 31
Elsie. ,   Gush Halav   (09.16.11)
Ah, the good old world war 11, nobody and i mean nobody was a saint at that time, even the Jewish killed many British soldiers at that time, or are you going to say,"not true. we were all saints"give me a break. By the way, i think this new law just passed is excellent.
42. Israel !0 points,palestinians and their supporters 0 points
Ivan Benyeor ,   Tel Aviv Israel   (09.16.11)
43. Illustration Photo And The Problem Of Current Dresscode
Ariel Ben Yochanan ,   Kfar Tapuah, Efraim   (09.16.11)
B"H On the illustration photo Mr. Matthew Gould wears a British flag badge. Does he wear it in his capacity of Israel's ambassador to Britain? If so, why doesn’t he wear an Israeli flag badge? In any case, wearing symbols of affiliation - matter. That is why Israel's Jews Want Jewish looking as well as Jewish thinking diplomats in the foreign service: According to Jewish tradition, kipah and visible tzitzit for men, head cover and modest dresses for women please!
44. #32 Salma
David N. ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.16.11)
The NAKBA when Britain declared all legal residents under their mandate to be Palestinians? The Syrian Arabs of Palestine objected!! The Zionists were Palestinians, after all. It was Israel that was cynically labeled "Palestine," not some Arab land. Nakba is a fraud. Jews lost their lands in Arab countries, but we were grateful to return home to our land of Israel. Salma you have just got to check out history--even many Arab like Asmi Bishara have said there is no such thing as a Palestinian. He's not the only one. I think you are a Jewish liberal pretending to be an Arab, yes?
45. GOD save the Queen.GOD save Israel
Eric........ ,   Israel....   (09.16.11)
46. Livni & jail
Mark ,   Brooklyn, NY   (09.16.11)
Livni is selling out Israel with her constant critical and degrading comments, for the sake of her political career. Perhaps holding her in a UK cell would not be such a bad idea!
47. British crimes against jews
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (09.16.11)
Dear nr. 3. For example denied the passangers of the refugee ship STRUMA to enter Palestine. All 800 peoples were drawn in the Black see. It would be too complicated to detail other crimes. Result was 6 million deads.
48. Her Majesty the Queen
Martin Day ,   Wahington,USA   (09.16.11)
G-d bless the State of Israel
49. Salma no 32
Christian citizen ,   Eu   (09.16.11)
Yes,when the British Giovernment will acknowledge the guilt when they gave part of Israel (Jordan) to the Kingdom of Hashmite of Saudi Arabia on 24carat solid gold plate.
50. shame on UK
mehrdad ,   germany   (09.16.11)
its a real shame that UK runs such a anti-israeli agenda overall although the first targets of the royal navy in WW 2 were not nazi ships but jewish refugee ships on september 3th near haifa. also british officers and army units (glubb pasha and thtransjordanian legion) were the best allies of arabs in their attempt to kill all jews in the holy land. Uk acted against israel nearly all the time since 1948 and its absurd that they had such a law to arrest jews for defensing their country. glad to see that this madness is removed.
51. #37
Bertram ,   London, UK   (09.16.11)
If you really want to cite Balfour he actually said: "His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country". Note: a national home for the Jewish people "in" Palestine and "nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine".
52. #3, #31 (and #23)
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (09.16.11)
After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, the British (England is part of Britain) received the mandate over Israel to help the Jews rebuild Israel. As soon as the British received control of Israel they limited Jewish immigration (they said the land couldn't absorb more) while encouraging massive Arab immigration from neighboring lands. The British collaborated with various Arab terror organizations (such as the Syrian Kassam's Black Hand) for instance in the ethnic cleansing of the ancient Jewish population of Hebron. During the Second World War, the British prevented Jewish immigration to Israel, the one place that was willing to accept them. That means that the British are directly responsible for the murder of the 6 million. During the war of independence in 1948, British troops turned over fortifications and arms to the Arab genocide forces, attacked Jewish positions (for instance, in Tel Aviv), and led the Jordanian Legion preventing the liberation of Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria. This is just a partial list,
53. DON'T THANK THE QUEEN!!
Ian ,   Newcastle upon Tyne   (09.16.11)
Britain hasn't got an absolute monarch.The queen's only role here is the purely legal,ceremonial one of signing the New Act into law as she's constitutionally required to do.The Bill had nothing to do with her.She didn't initiate it,she didn't argue for it(she isn't allowed to),she simply did what the government told her to do.This is Britain's archaic,ridiculous governance. Those of you who are thanking the queen had better realise that it's the present British government that you should be thanking,not her.Especially thank the Justice Minister,Kenneth Clarke,who recognised the problem and dealt with it with determination and the Home Secretary,Theresa May,who guided the Bill through parliament. This is so different to the cynical way that the previous New Labour government let the situation stay as it was to satisfy its Israel haters such as Jack Straw and Gerald Kaufman. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!
54. ukamends law that allows arrest of Israeli @52
Elsie ,   Gush Halav   (09.16.11)
#52,I also can call myself an Israel Israeli, but i perfer to put my name ,i find it more honest,in no shape or form are the English DIRECTLY responsible for 6 million deaths in Germany, to even suggest that ,shows how low you are willing to go, and please check your 5th paragraph, because its incorrect, most of your post was incorrect.
55. Yea; that was a stupid thing to do.
Ypip ,   Canada   (09.16.11)
Now 'Flow back to London' because it still was.
56. Morons
brian ,   USA   (09.16.11)
What war crimes of the IDF???????????????
57. True, thank PM & House of Commons
David N. ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.16.11)
It is true that Queen has nothing whatsoever to do with the bill. The article is misleading in not interpreting archaic language. She is not only not an absolute monarch, she has essentially zero powers, and even now adays funds much of her own life. (Even a supposed absolute monarch like Henry VIII had to beg the commoners-only house of parliament for money in the late middle ages.) So the Queen of the United Kingdom (she is queen of just England, but of all 4 British states) is not to be credited at all.
58. 37 - The British failed to give the Jews the land ,...
split ,   US   (09.16.11)
Why should they have give the land that historically belonged to Semites to white nomads somewhere from Volga delta, the Ashkenazis ,... How many ? ,... ----------------------------------- and killed many of them after they got there ,...
59. queen of UK is a christian
joel ,   usa   (09.17.11)
let those athiests in UK parliament be converted by the queen's support to israel, ok? this is a strong slap in the faces of the athiests & pro-muslims in the UK, ha, ha, ha!
60. # 5
joel ,   usa   (09.17.11)
that's the absolute reason why the british empire crumbled down, attacking israel and harboring muslim arabs!
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