A British court issued an arrest warrant for Israel’s former foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, on war crimes charges but withdrew the order when she cancelled a previously scheduled trip to the country.
Israel is warning that the move will harm relations between the two nations.
Former Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, has staunchly defended Israel’s 22-day offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip earlier this year. Hundreds of civilians were killed in the operation.
Livni insists that Israel’s actions were undertaken to restore the country’s deterrence.
Tzipi Livni, Israel’s former Foreign Minister, said, “Arrest warrants or no arrest warrants, this is the role of a leader and, as far as I’m concerned, I would repeat each and every decision.”
Israel says the charge is “outrageous.”
Yuli Edelstein, Israeli Information Minister, said, “I want to warn it’s not the first case and will, in the end, influence the relations, the good relations, between the two countries.”
The Westminster Magistrate Court issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli opposition leader at the request of lawyers representing Palestinians victimized in the fighting.
This incident is the latest in a string of attempts by pro-Palestinian activists to have Israeli officials arrested.
The country’s Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, and Doron Almog, a retired general, have also appeared on their lists.
Israel is urging Britain to change the law, which allows Palestinians to pursue charges against non-citizens for alleged crimes committed outside the island nation’s borders.
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