in Gaza, leaving 10,000 Jews homeless in 2005 be arrested too? And what about those whose homes were destroyed by kassam rockets? Will those Arabs be arrested? Or is it only Arab homes that the UK are concerned about?

Let the bleeding heart British government first do something about the terrorisrts then there will be not need for Israeli generals to do anything. As for armed gaurds aboard Israeli registered planes thats not the business of the britisah government either.

why don't the Brits worry about their crimes and growing internal terrorist threats before arresting an israeli general.Pehaps they should start by arresting hate inciting ,terror preaching individuals in the UK

the outrage is that a great hero and gentleman would be subject to arrest by the'peace' crowd.Your reporting is a second outrage--it sounds like almog cheated justice according to ynet!

Israelis now can commit any crime, atrocity, large-scale murder and be assured that no one in the world can point a finger at them, except the families of their victims who will never forget theses crimes.

What gives the right to the British to arrest any Israeli official, what is this?? Unless an israeli commited a crime on the British territory, they have no right to arrest. Pathetic British, they backdown in front of few Iranian gun boats, their country is swarmed by every imaginable Islamic extremists, yet they think they can arrest an israeli general. This is so typical. Sick of US and UK BS to death! This week their completely illegal support for Kosovo, then this...ridiculous

Legally the plane is still in under ISRAELI JURISDICTION as such it has INTERNATION LAW implications for the LOCAL POLICE to enter the JURISDICTION of a FOREIGN ENTITY namely ISRAEL.

Excuse making by police that an armed standoff was the issue is brilliant. It is simply a matter of politics and a lack of willingness to wave their sabre for ignorant arrest warrents. The judge who issued it certainly caught heat for nearly causing a political incident. Wonder if he was paid-off to issue the warrent? Maybe an Arab judge? In the world arena no one wants a political row started of a few homes. If he were a rapist they would have boarded the plane. El AL has comercial carrier agreements that give authority to airports to enter planes at will. Juristiction is granted as soon as the plane lands in a country. The statement "could not get confirmation" is a pass the buck phrase. Its like saying "I called the payphones and the bag lady that answered would not give confirmation of where the president will be for lunch." No air marshal will resist proper legal authority.

Far, far more civilians were killed by the coalition forces - which the United Kingdom as a part off, in Iraq and A-stan, then in Palestine, hell, more people were killed in Iraq alone since 2003, then in the entire Arab-Israeli conflict! so what the hell gives the British justice system the morale high ground to put Israeli officials at trial?!

Israel would have been perfectly within their rights to shoot the boarders, or to capture them and return them for trial. It is clear that the British still think they are an empire with influence. The British authorities constitute a threat to the security and interests of the State of Israel. They should supply heavier weapons to the defenders on board all El Al planes in case of just such a standoff.

and an ariplane of a foreign country is AT ALL EFFECTS a piece of foreign country!!! I hope that Irish people start to sue British generals and government for all the war crimes they committed since 1922 against civilian population and I hope, one day, that NONE OF THEM can go out from their little shitty island witout being arrested! Britain has already sold out her a** to the Arabs...

Just as your country has no jurisdiction over an event that did not effect United States soil or citizens, the British have no jurisdiction. It is obvious that the terrorists control Britain by seeking bogus arrest warrants.

so many persecutions.

What a brutal and fascist attitude from the judge who granted the terrorists demands to arrest Gen. Almog. But this is befitting a society where the Arhbishop calls for Sharia, it's national media is racist and Terrorist bosses thread safely on its streets, while calling with impunity for the destruction of the British society and transformation of UK into an Islamic state. This is also a country whose drunk soccer thugs destroy property and lives wherever their teams play. Shame on you Britain. Once you were a symbol of civilization and law - now you are a symbol of capitulation to Islamo Leftists and a pityful picture of self-destruction and Islamic decadence. We will be more than happy to see British Jews leaving UK wherever they want and leave the lazy Brits having a ball with their Muslim brothers.

It's very difficult to fight for your interests by sticking to the rulebook. That's why most nations have torn it up, Israel being no exception.

The British Anglo-Saxon Police should be ashamed for subordinating themselves to the craps of Islamist-Jihadists that have contaminated British society. It is time the true British Anglo-Saxons stand up and reclaim their country from the contaminations and infestations of Islamist-JIhadist Trojan Horse in their country. They should apologize to Israel for treating an Israeli General in such a manner. They should jail those Palestinian Islamist-Jihadist terrorists for instigating them with their craps. El Al did the right thing to defend Israelis against Antisemite Gestapos and Islamist-Jihadist terrorists.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3508862,00.html Proof that you have something dripping from your mouth, which manufests onto your PC's keyboard (B.S.).

What I find worrying is how ready the British police were to arrest an Israeli General whose status as a "war criminal", is uncertain. After all the US courts did not consider him a war criminal based on the alleged operations he committed. On the other hand the British government found it acceptable to allow a member of hizbullah into the country a short while ago. Not to mention al qaradawi and the likes of abu hamsa. It just goes to show the distortion of reality of the middle east in the uk today. Israel is depicted as apartheid south africa or nazi germany, while the palestinian/hizbullah are depicted as heroic freedom fighters fighting for a "just" cause.

It is for long time known UK is safe haven for terrorists from all over the world. And they didn't learn anything for their terrorists attacks. Not only this now the head of the english church wants to introduce the sharia in the british law. No wonder from the oldtime proud Britain empire is nothing left but a shadow. Even the french now mock them!

on september 11.....ironic, and pathetic on englands part.

This guy has not been found guilty of anything, he was only accused. England is not Iran, they don't assume all Israeli's are guilty first, and investigate second.

Winston Churchill, Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley: WAR CRIMINALS under today’s war rules. The Allies would have lost and England would today be under Hitler’s successors. And the Mohammedan enemy does not give a flip about war rules and no attempt is made to hold them accountable: we already surrendered; That includes Israel’s leadership.

the reall war criminals are the barbaric palestinias who send thei youthes to blow up in pizza parlors ,busses ,and disco........these savages and thier masters should on trial in the hauge , and/or meet mugniyah soon!

Arabs and Muslims call for the destruction of Israel and the Jews and call them "apes" and "pigs" and they want to annihilate every Jewish man, woman and child from this world or treat them worse than animals and deny them basic, natural and national rights. When Jews claim basic, natural and national rights it is referred to as "racism" - meaning if Jews want the same rights as gentiles, they (Jews) are "racists". Denying Jews the same rights is racism - Jews demanding the same rights is not racism. And to U2 in the US: International law recognizes the right to exist and the right of self defense and national and territorial integrity, so Israel is not breaking any law. Denying Israel those fundamental rights is racism. You are a racist. The Arabs are firing rockets into Israel and the vast majority of the Gazans support it. What should Israel do? Letting itself be killed? No way. Deliver food, eletricity, water and money to people that want Israel dead? No way. Would the UN, US, UK and EU commit suicide if attacked? Not likely. What "freedom" and "justice" are the Gazans fighting for? The Israelis already left Gaza. Arabs have no democracy and imposed no freedom, rights or liberty in the Arab society nor do they want Jews to be alive, free and sovereign. And the Gazans are much richer than Africans and Indians and poverty is not a reason to attack innocent people. Would the poverty of Nazi Germany at the end of WW2 justify their crimes? It seems to me that you anti-Semites want to commit atrocities beyond comprehension against the Jews without being held liable and responsible.

And how long have you been in the USA u2? Most people use caps when referring to a country,but I noticed you didn't. Lack of respect maybe for the country that gave you a home. You "arabs"(small case) are something else.

under israeli law (and coencidently US law) any residential or commericial building that is used to house a terrorist or used in any terrorist related activity (weapon/bomb making production, supplying, or instructions) can be destroyed.

I salute the EL AL Sky Marshals.Thank you very much gentlemen The British Police would have had one big mess on their hands if they boarded the aircraft to execute a PALESTINIAN CROOK WARRANT . Last week the IDIOT BLAIR said he wasnt aware this was going on.What a liar