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Gordon Brown Apologizes

17-Dec-09

Apparently things aren’t as bad as we thought they were when I posted a couple of days ago about English lawyers issuing arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials.
Israel’s President Shimon Peres said that the warrant was “one of Britain’s biggest political mistakes in recent years.” Before heading to Copenhagen for the climate conference, Peres [...]

Filed in Chutzpah, In the news | Also tagged Copenhagen Climate Conference, David Miliband, Gordon Brown, Shimon Peres, Tzipi Livni | Comments (0) »

War Crimes Lawsuit Filed Against Barak

29-Sep-09

It seems our Defense Minister may find himself in a bit of a legal pickle for his alleged “war crimes” committed in Gaza in December/January when he decided enough was enough and Hamas should stop firing rockets at Israel already. A lawyer representing Palestinian families apparently asked a London court to order the arrest of [...]

Filed in Daily Israeli, In the news | Also tagged Cast Lead, David Miliband, Ehud Barak, Gaza War, Gordon Brown, Legal Issues, War Crimes | Comments (0) »

Depeche Mode Rock Group Wows Israeli Fans

12-May-09

British rock group Depeche Mode, composed of lead vocalist Dave Gahan, guitarist, and song writer Martin Gore, plus keyboard genius Andrew Fletcher finally played their gig in Ramat Gan International Stadium Sunday night before more than 50,000 adoring fans. The rock group, which has racked up more than 50 hit singles and have had NO. [...]