{"id":5890,"date":"2015-09-05T23:45:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T22:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=5890"},"modified":"2015-09-05T23:45:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T22:45:59","slug":"over-100k-sign-uk-petition-against-israeli-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/over-100k-sign-uk-petition-against-israeli-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100k sign UK petition against Israeli PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Neta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2455\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Neta.jpg\" alt=\"Neta\" width=\"387\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Neta.jpg 387w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Neta-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a>More than 100,000 people in the United Kingdom have now signed a petition demanding the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes against Palestinians when he visits London later this month.<br \/>\nThe petition, which was published on the website of the British Parliament on August 7, calls upon the British government to apprehend the 65-year-old chairman of Israel\u2019s Likud party upon arrival in London next Wednesday for the massacre of thousands of Palestinians during the Israeli military\u2019s 50-day onslaught against the blockaded Gaza Strip last year.<br \/>\nThe petition garnered 100,972 signatures as of Saturday evening.<br \/>\n\u201cUnder international law, he should be arrested for war crimes upon arrival in the UK for the massacre of over 2,000 civilians in 2014,\u201d the petition says, referring to the Israeli prime minister\u2019s scheduled September visit.<br \/>\nAfter 10,000 signatures, the British government must respond to the petition, and after 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in the parliament.<br \/>\nThe British government has, in return, stated that \u201cunder UK and international law, visiting heads of foreign governments, such as Prime Minister Netanyahu, have immunity from legal process, and cannot be arrested or detained.\u201d<br \/>\nIsrael started its military campaign against the impoverished Gaza Strip in early July 2014. The offensive ended on August 26, 2014. Nearly 2,200 Palestinians, including 577 children, lost their lives in Israel\u2019s war. Over 11,100 others \u2013 including 3,374 children, 2,088 women and 410 elderly people \u2013 also sustained injuries.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesunrisetoday.com\/demo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Petition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"634\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/over-100k-sign-uk-petition-against-israeli-pm\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 100,000 people in the United Kingdom have now signed a petition demanding the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes against Palestinians when he visits London later this month. 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