Blair promises to aid Dichter with travel to UK

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Quartet envoy to Middle East surprised to hear Israeli minister unable to enter Britain for fear he will be arrested for his involvement in Hamas leader's death in 2002, pledges matter will be sorted out

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3504392,00.html

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"nternal Security Minister Avi Dichter met on Friday afternoon with International Middle East envoy Tony Blair, who was surprised to hear Dichter say that he was unable to travel to the United Kingdom for fear that an arrest warrant would be issued against him by local authorities over the July 2002 killing of Hamas leader Sheikh Salah Shehadeh.

Dichter, served as Shin Bet chief during the aerial attack on Shehadeh's Gaza home which also left 14 Palestinian civilians dead, cancelled a planned visit to Britain in June 2007 because of this.

Blair said that the claim was nonsensical and told Dichter that he had taken care of the matter while still in office and believed it had been resolved. The British envoy promised he would look into the problematic issue."

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"According to British law, citizens may file complaints against "war criminals" and demand that the courts issue arrest warrants against them. Local Palestinian groups have repeatedly taken advantage of this clause.

Following Shehadeh's death, a criminal lawsuit was filed in Britain against Israeli security officials allegedly involved in the attack."