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December 15, 2009

Ex-Israeli FM Cancels UK Visit After Arrest Warrant Issued for Gaza Assault
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In Britain, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has canceled a
scheduled visit after a British court issued a warrant for her arrest.
The warrant cited Livni’s role in the US-backed Israeli attack on Gaza
nearly a year ago that killed over 1,300 Palestinians, most of them
civilians. It the first time a British court had issued an arrest
warrant for a sitting or former Israeli minister. The warrant was
rescinded after the court determined Livni would not be visiting
Britain.



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