Le Soire: Signs of diplomatic crisis between Belgium, Israel
Israel-Belgium, Politics, 1/31/2003

The Belgian Le Soire said yesterday that the Belgian ambassador to Israel decided to end his mission and return home in light of the Israeli threats against Belgium dues to the determination of the Belgian Senate to amend the law on the internationality liability law that would allow prosecution of international criminals. A matter which may permit bringing the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon before the Belgian courts.

The paper's correspondent in Israel said that the Belgian foreign ministry finds it difficult to have an alternative ambassador following the warning launched by the Israeli foreign minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the election campaign during which he said "we will take necessary measures if the Belgian law is changed."

The correspondent indicated that Israeli officials remarked during their official and non- official contacts with European officials of taking revenge measures against Belgium, noting that these measures have been continuous since the opening Sharon's file before the Belgian judiciary in 2000 because of accusations against Sharon of war crimes acts in 1982 in Lebanon.

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