“Israelis” ‘home grounded’ to avoid arrest in Europe

Source: Hizbollah Site Staff, 14-10-2009

"Israel" is seriously considering restricting travel to Europe by its senior officials and military officers, fearing they might be arrested in the wake of the disputed U.N. report that accuses the Zionist state of targeting civilians in its Gaza war earlier this year.

According to the Washington Times, Avital Leibovich, a spokeswoman for the "Israel" War Forces, on Monday, "Currently there is no specific advisory and different senior officers are continuing their travel as planned. However, we are in touch and we are discussing with the foreign ministry and other legal authorities whether we need to take additional steps like potential restrictions of travel."

Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon, a retired "Israeli" general who now serves as minister for strategic affairs, canceled a trip to London out of concern that he might face an arrest warrant, said Jonathan Peled, a spokesman for the "Israeli" Embassy in Washington.

"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday harshly criticized the U.N. report, written by a team headed by South African Judge Richard Goldstone, "as distorted" and vowed not to permit the "Israeli" officials who launched the Gaza war "to arrive at the International Court in The Hague." The U.N. Security Council will discuss the report on Wednesday.

Not only do "Israeli" leaders and senior military officers face potential legal problems in Europe, but "Israel's" long-held goal of normalizing relations with Arab and Muslim states has been set back.