“Israeli” MP Cancels Trip to Spain in Fear of Arrest

The "Israeli" Knesset member Avi Dichter was forced to cancel a trip to Spain for fear of being arrested there, the daily Yediot Ahronot reported on Tuesday.

The report said that Dichter was invited by a Spanish organization called The Madrid Coalition.
The organization invited "Israeli" and Palestinian officials to take part in a summit focusing on the peace process and the Arab initiative.

According to the report, Dichter requested to look into the possibility that he may face legal action in Spain over complaints against him for his involvement in the Salah Shihadeh assassination, which took place when Dichter was head of the "Israeli" internal spy agency Shin Bet and for his involvement in 2009 offensive on Gaza Strip. Dichter was minister of public security at the time.

After looking into the legal aspects of the situation, Madrid officials told Dichter that Spain did not intend to offer him immunity from arrest or interrogation, after which he cancelled his participation in the event.

A long list of current and former "Israeli" ministers and officers cannot travel to many destinations in the world without first conferring with a special team appointed for assessing threats to senior officials.
Among those on this dubious list are former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, M.K. Shaul Mofaz, War Minister Ehud Barak, Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer, Ya'alon, and Deputy War Minister Matan Vilnai.