The website of the office of Palestinian affairs in Norway, As Safsaf

Danish politician calls for arrest of Israeli Foreign Minister on charges of war crimes
Date: 03 / 09 / 2006  Time:  10:51
 
 
 
 

Gaza - Ma'an - The Danish deputy leader of the opposition Red-Green alliance, has said that he has submitted a lawsuit against the Israeli foreign minister, Tsipi Livni, that is visiting Denmark, on charges of performing war crimes in Lebanon.

The website of the office of Palestinian affairs in Norway, As Sifsaf, in conjunction with Arab news agency, A'ana, disclosed the announcement of the party spokesman Frank A'ain. "Livni represents the State of Israel that, without the slightest doubt, executed war crimes in Lebanon, where a large number of innocent civilians were killed, just as happened in the village of Qana. We have a duty, according to international law, to chase those responsible for war crimes."

Danish newspapers said that the call was submitted on Friday yesterday to the Office of the Attorney General, where it was rejected, on the basis that the Israeli minister enjoys diplomatic immunity and she can not be pursued.

In the same regard, 52 Arab human rights organizations called on the UN to suspend the membership of Israel in the international organization, to punish it for war crimes executed during the aggression against Lebanon.

These organizations pointed out that the Israeli occupation has arrested ten thousand Palestinians and Lebanese amid international silence, while the United States and European countries raise war over the arrest of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah.