Spanish court issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu

The Spanish judge issues arrest warrants for seven key Israeli officials in Mavi Marmara incident

A Spanish court has found Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and six other senior officials guilty of crimes against humanity for their role in the 2010 raid on Gaza-bound aid ship, Mavi Marmara.

Nine activists were killed, including one Turkish-American, and dozens injured when Israeli commandos boarded the lead ship of a Gaza-bound flotilla, Mavi Marmara, when it attempted to breach the blockade of the Palestinian territory. Spanish activists were also on board the ships.

The Madrid-based Supreme Court has ordered arrest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ex-foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, ex-defense minister Ehud Barak, then-deputy PMs Moshe Ya'alon and Eli Yishai, and then-state minister Benny Begin. Israel's ex-Navy Commander Eliezer Marom is among the co-defendants found guilty by the Spanish judge.

An investigation was launched after Spanish activists on board Mavi Marmara filed a criminal complaint against Isareli officials involved in the raid. Earlier in June, a Spanish court dropped a five-year-old investigation into the raid. In its ruling, it left a possibility that the case could be re-opened if he came ever to Spain. But, it did not clarify what steps would be taken if he did.

The case file was eventually sent to the Supreme Court, while the investigation has made slow progress due to Israel's pressure on the investigation. The judge has sent the list of defendants to the Spanish police, demanding the start of the legal process to request a red notice for their arrest.

http://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/spanish-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-pm-netanyahu-2340611

Of course he'll stay out of Spain, but it's a step in the right direction.

Of course it may help if Spain itself was not a human right abuser themselves. So I fail to see how it is a step in the right direction, when Spain is permenantly four steps back.


https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia/spain

Of course it may help if Spain itself was not a human right abuser themselves. So I fail to see how it is a step in the right direction, when Spain is permenantly four steps back.


https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia/spain

Of course it may help if Spain itself was not a human right abuser themselves. So I fail to see how it is a step in the right direction, when Spain is permenantly four steps back.


https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia/spain

Of course it may help if Spain itself was not a human right abuser themselves. So I fail to see how it is a step in the right direction, when Spain is permenantly four steps back.


https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia/spain

Got yourself in a bit of a lather did you lol

In fact got yourself in a bit of a lather lots of times lol

I saw that on tv, the crew attacked the soldiers while they were still on the ropes.

Didge wrote:Of course it may help if Spain itself was not a human right abuser themselves. So I fail to see how it is a step in the right direction, when Spain is permenantly four steps back.


https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia/spain

That's an illogical argument, didge. Hitler was worse, so we can be bad?

Why not correct all rights abuses?

Original Quill wrote:

Didge wrote:Of course it may help if Spain itself was not a human right abuser themselves. So I fail to see how it is a step in the right direction, when Spain is permenantly four steps back.


https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia/spain

That's an illogical argument, didge.  Hitler was worse, so we can be bad?

Why not correct all rights abuses?  

So is it illogical to hold a trial and make a judgement while those accused are not able to defend themselves to the allegations

I agree in that all abuses should be corrrect and also believe that all should have the right to a fair trial.

The point of showing how they abuse human rights, is thus showing the hypocritical farce of this token jesture that criminalizes several israeli's

If there is to be a trial it requires the UN to sanction one

Didge wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

That's an illogical argument, didge.  Hitler was worse, so we can be bad?

Why not correct all rights abuses?  

So is it illogical to hold a trial and make a judgement while those accused are not able to defend themselves to the allegations

I agree in that all abuses should be corrrect and also believe that all should have the right to a fair trial.

The point of showing how they abuse human rights, is thus showing the hypocritical farce of this token jesture that criminalizes several israeli's

If there is to be a trial it requires the UN to sanction one

Well, you are changing your point.  I was just saying it is illogical to minimize one's own evil by pointing to the evil of others, or the accuser.

The act did not occur in Spanish waters, though Spaniards were killed.  The Spanish Court cannot physically detain Netanyahu.  The issue of extra-territorial jurisdiction has become a ripe one since the advent of the Internet.  Most nations now include world-wide jurisdiction for Internet crimes.  Take a look at the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (US) or the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (UK).  I think this has sparked a new interest in international tribunals and extra-territorial jurisdiction.

The problem is politics.  The UN is not going to indict Israel or its Prime Minister, no way.  Former Vice-President Richard Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should probably be indicted for war crimes.  Good luck trying to reach them.  There is no international law..all we can do is make a show of it with some weak African deposed dictators. See, eg, "Why so many African leaders hate the International Criminal Court", Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/06/15/why-so-many-african-leaders-hate-the-international-criminal-court/

Spain's trying to make a bigger statement.

Er yes, if he goes to Spain the Spanish Court CAN physically detain Netanyahu.  Obviously he won't go to Spain, but the same charges, for the same reason is now in front of the ICC.

European Arrest Warrant is valid in Spain and can be issued there. Depends if the other EU country decides to comply with it.