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Israel dismisses Tehran demand to arrest Israeli 'war criminals'
By Reuters
Tags: israel news, iran, IDF 

The foreign ministry on Monday dismissed Iran's request that Interpol arrest Israeli "war criminals" as a "political stunt."

"This does not even deserve to be dignified with a comment, this is crude
propaganda, it is ridiculous, why don't they investigate Hamas war crimes?" Palmor asked.
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Iran on Sunday had asked Interpol to arrest what it says are 15 Israeli "war criminals" who were involved in the conflict in Gaza in December and January, the Tehran prosecutor said.

Iran, which does not recognize Israel's right to exist, said in December it had set up a court to try Israelis for attacking Gaza. It had said at the time it was ready to try those it accused in absentia.

"In the current week, we have completed our investigation [of] about 15 individuals who were among those criminals," Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi said.

"Based on our investigation and according to article two of the Interpol charter, we asked Interpol to arrest these suspects," he said in comments carried by Iranian state television, according to the BBC's monitoring service.

Mortazavi said Iran had drawn up charges against 34 Israeli commanders and 115 individuals, adding that the charges included "war crimes, invasion, occupation, genocide and crimes against humanity", the television reported.

Israel's 22-day assault on Gaza, which it said aimed to suppress Palestinian cross-border rocket fire, killed more than 1,300 Palestinians. Thirteen Israelis were killed.

Iranian officials have said Hamas, the Palestinian group that controls Gaza, scored a victory over Israel by surviving the Israeli attacks.

Israeli and U.S. officials have accused Iran of providing weapons and training to Hamas militants in Gaza. Iran insists it only gives moral, financial and political support to Hamas and the Palestinians.

Israel has promised its military personnel state protection from foreign prosecution.
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  1.   Iranian child killers at it again 22:32  |  ChanahS 01/03/09
  2.   There`s plenty of evidence that we targetted civilians 23:10  |  Ari 01/03/09
  3.   Saeed Moratzavi cannot set foot in Canada.He will be arrested for 23:45  |  Israeli Observer 01/03/09
  4.   too funny 00:04  |  vik 02/03/09
  5.   Israel Will Free Iranians From their Oppressive Regime 01:08  |  Baruch Gold 02/03/09
  6.   #2 Ari is correct. Plus... 03:19  |  James Hovland 02/03/09
  7.   Interpol will make arrests any day in Iran 03:23  |  charro 02/03/09
  8.   you my hero Baruch Gold!! they will throw flowers at you 04:03  |  go get them hero!! 02/03/09
  9.   crazy or lunatic? 05:49  |  liz 02/03/09
  10.   Interpol 06:37  |  M 02/03/09
  11.   IRAN Also claims Harry Potter is a Zionist plot 07:08  |  PETER SM 02/03/09
  12.   The Silence is Deafening 08:39  |  Marko 02/03/09
  13.   The Final Explanation 09:34  |  Joe 02/03/09
  14.   Iran obviously will order trials of it own murderers now 09:37  |  Seymour 02/03/09
  15.   So called Ari in Wet Manchester GRATEbrittin 10:13  |  Ari ben Yisrael 02/03/09
  16.   #1 ChanahS 10:32  |  alan 02/03/09
  17.   # 1 Chanah, I must say, it takes quite a bit of "chuzpah"..... 10:38  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/03/09
  18.   Tzipi out! 10:44  |  Miron 02/03/09
  19.   Remember Iranians saved Jews 12:17  |  Persian Sam 02/03/09
  20.   If Germany tries UK Bishop, then Iran should also be allowed 12:52  |  Ivar 02/03/09
  21.   WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT 13:16  |  indrajaya 02/03/09
  22.   to #2 Ari in Manchester 14:05  |  Hilda 02/03/09
  23.   Marko # 12 Invasion And Occupation Are Not War Crimes 14:09  |  Jeff Northridge 02/03/09
  24.   #2. FIRST - relocate to Sderot, then - tell "WE"................. 14:56  |  Vittorio 02/03/09
  25.   # 1 Chanah, I must say, it takes quite a bit of "chuzpah"..... 15:37  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/03/09
  26.   #2 Ari 16:08  |  John Allen 02/03/09
  27.   #1 ChanahS 16:41  |  alan 02/03/09
  28.   Israeli War Crimes 16:48  |  David W. Deitch 02/03/09
  29.   Ivar # 16 There`s No Parallel 16:52  |  Jeff Northridge 02/03/09
  30.   To Persian Sam 16:54  |  Eli 02/03/09
  31.   You Have Been "Dismissed", Iran 17:26  |  Jeff Northridge 02/03/09
  32.   Swiss (Dino) The self proclaimed humanist 17:41  |  David Israel 02/03/09
  33.   first criminal 18:46  |  George Duraisingh 02/03/09
  34.   Iran and "warcriminals" 18:57  |  R.M. de Vries 02/03/09
  35.   war criminals 19:17  |  aaron oseroff 02/03/09
  36.   Arrest Ahmedinijad for his "Satanic" Yellow Windbreaker 19:51  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 02/03/09
  37.   #12 Marko: No Specific Charges Were Mentioned 19:55  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 02/03/09
  38.   Israel slaughtered thousands of civilians with WHite Phosphous 19:55  |  Iranian 02/03/09
  39.   Answer to #10...M 20:29  |  Col [Res] Cohen 02/03/09
  40.   Answer to #20.....Vittoria 20:36  |  Col [Res] Cohen 02/03/09
  41.   #27 Learn to read and count! 20:38  |  Yosef 02/03/09
  42.   Tehran should remember they give roadside bombs to kill US troops 20:40  |  The Warrior 02/03/09
  43.   Answer to #22....George 20:40  |  Col [Res] Cohen 02/03/09
  44.   33 An unkosher lie 20:55  |  na 02/03/09
  45.   # 30`s RESPONSE 20:57  |  aCSMAN1975 02/03/09
  46.   Arrest The Ayatollah 21:03  |  Z 02/03/09
  47.   Response to # 33 21:10  |  ACSMAN1975 02/03/09
  48.   The old "don`t look at our crimes, look at their crimes" 21:19  |  binny 02/03/09
  49.   # 32 David Israel 21:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/03/09
  50.   So Hamas got it`s ass kicked by a country that doesn`t exist? 21:30  |  H 02/03/09
  51.   Answer to #38 - Iranian 21:39  |  Col [res] Cohen 02/03/09
  52.   swiss (dino) - here`s something to read for you: 21:54  |  scallywag 02/03/09
  53.   # 52 scallywag 22:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/03/09
  54.   scallywag--a poser for you 22:24  |  Labhras 02/03/09
  55.   Switzerland financing terrorism 22:39  |  Real Swiss 02/03/09
  56.   Iran is only imitatung Europe 22:46  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/03/09
  57.   # 44 na, unfortunately (for Israel) not a lie..... 22:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/03/09
  58.   #17 Swiss(Dino) 23:01  |  Moshe 02/03/09
  59.   Israel should demand Interpol arrest of all Iran Officials 23:10  |  zionrightonist 02/03/09
  60.   Swiss (Dino) # 53 - your excuse is worse 23:12  |  David Israel 02/03/09
  61.   This is Pure Harassment 23:17  |  MIKE 02/03/09
  62.   53 you have to be kidding swiss 23:17  |  Joe Frazier 02/03/09
  63.   # 60 David Israel 23:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/03/09
  64.   # 58 Moshe, indeed it does !! :) 23:26  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/03/09
  65.   Israel should demand...... #rightzionist 23:32  |  alan 02/03/09
  66.   #53, Dino 23:45  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/03/09
  67.   # 62 Joe Frazier # 66 Cipora 00:04  |  Swiss (Dino) 03/03/09
  68.   DINO, AFRICA IS NOT REALLY A "DENSLY POPULATED AREA", HOWEVER... 00:05  |  MOSHEH 03/03/09
  69.   Swiss (Dino) # 63 - Your excuses are getting even worse 00:09  |  David Israel 03/03/09
  70.   # 68 MOSHEH 00:27  |  Swiss (Dino) 03/03/09
  71.   Swiss Dino 25 - Chutzpah? 00:51  |  ChanahS 03/03/09
  72.   Alan 16- don`t spout nonsense 01:00  |  ChanahS 03/03/09
  73.   # 69 David Israel, by the way, if we would follow your "logic"... 01:07  |  Swiss (Dino) 03/03/09
  74.   Swiss DIno 63- unbelievable! 01:11  |  ChanahS 03/03/09
  75.   Tehran demands 01:15  |  Romy 03/03/09
  76.   57 01:21  |  na 03/03/09
  77.   IRANIAN"Israel slaughtered thousands with white phosphorous"???? 01:55  |  PETER SM 03/03/09
  78.   ChanahS # 74 & Swiss (Dino) # 63 The Law 02:26  |  Jeff Northridge 03/03/09
  79.   Col[res]Cohen re Your post to Iranian about Perisan Holy Water! 03:40  |  Persian Kitty 03/03/09
  80.   Swiss (Dino) #73 03:41  |  David Israel 03/03/09
  81.   Iraninan they are on paper, I can decorate my bathroom with it 04:01  |  TonyL 03/03/09
  82.   swiss (dino) 07:26  |  scallywag 03/03/09
  83.   #81 Little Tony 09:51  |  Big Tony 05/03/09
  84.   arrests should take place immediately after it has been confirmed 19:10  |  glenna 08/04/09
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