Israeli diplomats plan to sue Ahmadinejad

[Scurrilous]

Israeli forum set to demand International Court of Justice in The Hague launch legal proceedings against Iranian president for conspiring to commit crimes against humanity, genocide

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3253652,00.html

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"A group of Israeli diplomats plans to turn to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague and demand that it launch legal proceedings against Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for conspiring to commit crimes against humanity.

Following the scathing remarks made by Ahmadinejad in the past few months against Israel's right to exist and his Holocaust denial, while the Iranians are exerting increasing efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, Israeli diplomats decided to form a group aimed at looking into the possibility of launching a legal procedure.

On Sunday, the group members announced that a legal examination of the issue, in which international legal experts took part, ended with the conclusion that the Iranian president could be sued. The legal file against Ahmadinejad is almost ready for submission.

Among the forum members are former Israeli Ambassador to the United States and France Dr. Meir Rosen, former Foreign Ministry Director-General Eytan Bentsur, and former Minister Dan Naveh. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA), headed by former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Dore Gold, is providing the forum with logistic assistance in preparing the lawsuit."

[leveymg]

1. Why not sue Bush-Olmert? Dubya has actually killed 100,000 people.

Seems the exact same case can be made against the Bush Administration for its actions in Iraq. Furthermore, both the U.S. and Israeli governments have repeatedly threatened a preemptive nuclear attack Iran with weapons they really have.

The biggest difference is that the US really has committed genocide and torture and waged an aggressive war, while both the U.S. and Israelis have the means to carry out their theats.

Excuse me gentlemen. Who should be called before the International Court of Justice?

[Kagemusha]

2. They want - literally - an international trial for thoughtcrime?

Well isn't that some chutzpah.

[DRoseDARs]

3. Actually, it's preemptive litigation...

I guess the thinking is that Iran is purposely laying the groundwork for future crimes against Humanity and this group wants to stop them in their tracks.

[Kagemusha]

8. International Court of Pre-Crime?

Thanks. But no thanks.

[VegasWolf]

9. Yes, to be enforced by the Bush Pre-Police. nt

[dipsydoodle]

4. Thoughtcrime - It gets more like 1984

every day.

[lumpy]

5. Israel should look to their own

human rights record.

[papau]

6. Trying to start a riot is a crime - I like the approach! :-)

:-)

[High Plains]

7. Of course, there is no evidence whatsoever to support such a

charge. Mouthing off about Israel does not a conspiracy make.

Gee, do these Israeli diplomats have no sense of irony, sitting as they are on top of a captive population of Palestinians?

[daleo]

10. They sound more like FORMER diplomats.

"Among the forum members are former Israeli Ambassador to the United States and France Dr. Meir Rosen, former Foreign Ministry Director-General Eytan Bentsur, and former Minister Dan Naveh. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA), headed by former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Dore Gold, is providing the forum with logistic assistance in preparing the lawsuit."

I can't see this being anything more than the international version of a nuisance suit. Given that the people named above are all former diplomats, it may have more to do with internal Israeli politics than anything else. But it also adds to the generalizes slagging of Iran by Israel and the U.S..