Attorney General Baroness Scotland may block Israeli war crimes warrants
The Attorney General could be given a veto over arrest warrants for foreign leaders in an attempt to placate Israeli ministers who fear war crimes prosecutions if they visit Britain. Baroness Scotland of Asthal, who is in Jerusalem, discussed an amendment to British law that would give her office the power to review arrest warrants in private prosecutions against political figures, according to Foreign Ministry sources. Israel warned that a failure to resolve the situation soon would have consequences for both countries. AWIP: The impunity of Israel and its allies will carry a price. Grovel, grovel, bow and scrape: kowtow, crawl and lick their boots. Fawn and flatter, curry favor from morning until late at night... 'When I left the house there were 22 people dead'. + Israel has now massacred over 300 Palestinian children in Gaza (PHOTOS)